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Prediction on China's coal reserves refuted
www.chinanews.cn 2005-07-22 14:10:15
Chinanews, Beijing, July 21 (By Yu Jingbo) - Zhang Xiaoqiang, deputy
director of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), does
not agree with the remark that "China's coal resources can support only
40 years of consumption" made by some experts of the industry. He stated
on today's national coal work conference that China's proven coal
reserves amounts to one trillion tons. Providing that China's annual
consumption reaches two billion tons, the nation can depend on coal as
major energy for quite a long period.
Zhang did not avoid mentioning that according to the result of intensive,
general and detailed exploration, China is still largely short of coal
resources at present. Based on intensive exploration, coal reserves
available to large and medium coal mines are only about 30 billion tons.
It is estimated that by 2010 China's coal reserve shortage based on
intensive exploration will reach 50 billion tons and jump to 125 billion
tons by 2020.
As a main component of China's primary energy, coal consumption accounted
for 67% of China's total energy consumption last year. In order to
provide stable coal supply for the development of the national economy,
China will strengthen geological exploration to guarantee 100 to 120
billion ton coal reserves based on intensive exploration by 2010 and 150
to 170 billion tons by 2020.
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