China expected to up coal import in fourth quarter

With China short on coal for electricity production at its coal-fired power stations, the country's coal import is expected to rise in the fourth quarter and beginning of 2022.
Photo: Tingshu Wang/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Tingshu Wang/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
BY DAG HOLMSTAD & IDHA TOFT VALEUR, shippingwatch, translated by christoffer østergaard

China is consuming electricity like never before, while also experiencing shortages of coal for its many coal-fired power stations that produce the energy.

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