Xinhua reported that the coal output in China largest coal producing region, Inner Mongolia rose 26.6%YoY to 908 million tonnes in the first 11 months of the year.

The autonomous regional economy and information technology commission said in a statement that the output in November was 94.1 million tonnes up by 18.1%YoY.

The northern Inner Mongolia autonomous region had proven coal reserves of 741.4 billion tonnes, the largest nationwide, at the end of last year. It surpassed neighbouring Shanxi province to become the largest coal producing region last year with an annual output of 782 million tonnes.

According to the provincial statistics bureau Shanxi coal output reached 790 million tonnes in the January to November period an annual increase of 18.6%.

The November output rose 15.3% to hit a monthly record of 80.8 million tonnes due to a spike in the demand for the fossil fuel to power generators and provide heating in winter.

(Sourced from Xinhua)