China Shenhua Energy Sees Coal Output Swell During April
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., which is engaged in the coal mining, power generation, and transportation businesses, on May 14 announced that its coal output totaled 17.5 million metric tons (mt) in April, a year-on-year increase of 16.67%, China Knowledge reported. Last month, the company sold more than 22 million mt of coal, a year-on-year growth of 11.7%. The coal yield of the enterprise increased 16.1% to 51.8 million mt in the first quarter of this year. In March alone, coal output was 19.2 million mt, up 25.5% year on year. China Shenhua Energy recorded total power generation of 7.28 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in April, a year-on-year decline of 6.4%. Energy sales amounted to 6.76 billion kWh, down 5.5% year-on-year. In the first three months, the power generation of the firm stood at 21.2 billion kWh, down 10.3% year-on-year. Total energy sales declined 11% to 19.7 billion kWh.