Friday, 03 Jun 2011
Beijing Times without citing anyone reported that China’s driest weather in decades is threatening river transport of power-station coal to eastern Jiangsu province. The drought has started to affect shipments on the Yangtze and Huai rivers.
Some areas in Jiangsu are facing the worst dry spell in 60 years, it said citing Song Yu a vice director at the provincial water resources office. The nationwide drought has cut hydropower output and intensified an electricity shortage in the world’s fastest growing major economy that relies on coal as fuel at more than 70% of its power plants. Boats delivered about 17 million tonnes of coal on the Yangtze in 2007.
Mr David Fang director of international cooperation at the China Coal Transport and Distribution Association said that “This will worsen the electricity shortage as coal supplies will be hampered, but given the relatively small shipment volumes on the two rivers, the impact will be limited.” (sourced from Bloomberg)
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Beijing Times without citing anyone reported that China’s driest weather in decades is threatening river transport of power-station coal to eastern Jiangsu province. The drought has started to affect shipments on the Yangtze and Huai rivers.
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