Sizzling Summer Weather Fans Coal Demand in China
China News
July 26, 2024
As temperatures soar across China this summer, the demand for electricity to power fans and air conditioners is driving up the need for coal. In northwest China's Shaanxi Province, hundreds of trucks line up late in the afternoon to load coal from a mining company. According to one driver, business has been booming since late June, fueled by the rising demand from power and coal chemical plants.