After almost 52 years of operation, the Liddell Power Station, located in the Australian state of New South Wales(NSW), was powered down on Friday.

Thanks to the digitization of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding an outdated small train.

Shanxi's raw coal output accounted for about 29 percent of the country's total in the first quarter.

Renewable energy use, low season, curbs on inflows, green drive factors.

China's raw coal output posted stable expansion in March, official data showed.

Thanks to the digitalization of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding on a small, outdated train.

Khan said that an electrostatic precipitator had been installed in the plant which traps potentially hazardous fly ash.

The move of policy continuation was announced after the State Council's executive meeting last Friday. China cut tariffs on coal to zero in May of 2022.