The Lanka Coal Company needs 2 million metric tons of coal annually, or 33 ship loads, to manage energy needs, he said.

The first generating unit at the Hwange Thermal Power Station went on stream in November.

China electrolytic manganese exports in December 2022 by country/region.

China low carbon ferromanganese exports in December 2022 by country/region.

Exports surged by 28 percent to 1.06 trillion yuan, while imports were recorded at 950 billion yuan, an increase of 14.2 percent.

Leveraging advantages, inland areas grab competition from big industries.

Their total profits stood at 8.4 trillion yuan in this period, down 4 percent from a year earlier, the NBS data revealed.

Its output growth rates over the past two years far exceeded that of the three leading coal-producing regions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia.