BEIJING (AFX-ASIA) – The government has ordered nearly 2,000 coal mines in northern Shanxi province to reopen, due to concerns that southern Chinese power companies were reporting severe coal shortages during the crucial winter months, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The move follows a decision this summer to close the mines in the key…
CHINA: Beijing orders Shanxi coal mines to reopen amid shortage concerns Ð Xinhua
Posted on December 3, 2003 by EnergyAsia