China’s daily coal output near annual high, govt continues crackdown

China’s daily coal output hit 11.2 million tonnes on Nov. 3, rising around 1 million tonnes from early October, close to a record high this year amid a raft of measures to ramp up production, according to the country’s state planner.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published six statements late on Wednesday and three more on Thursday, showing recent coal production and its efforts in reining in prices.

Coal inventories at power houses across the country had exceeded 112 million tonnes as of Wednesday, up by more than 31 million tonnes from end-September, and have clawed back to the “normal level” in the previous years, the NDRC said.