Chinese Ministry of Railways gears to help ease power shortage

In the Ministry of Railways (MOR) said on Saturday it is willing to devote more resources to help ease the transportation of coal fired thermal power plant in the country's electricity crisis may be.

"Local Authority Ministry of Railways is closely related to the suffering power shortages in the supply and consumption of thermal coal region and will ensure that no power shortage is caused by delays in rail transport, and said: "In a statement on its website the Ministry of Railways.

Positive commitment to the Ministry of Railways will soon peak demand during the summer in many parts of the country's power shortages.

Seventy percent of the country's electricity demand by coal-fired power plants as coal is mainly extracted in the north, the Ministry of Railways often find themselves understaffed, the thermal coal demand in the summer surge.

Eastern and coastal areas is likely worse than this when, in 2004 by far the most serious power shortages hit the country, according to State Grid Corporation of China, China's largest power distributor.

"To the end of May, 363 of China's power plant 32.346 million tons, 14.1 days for the total electricity generating coal storage, " the Ministry of Railways said.

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