CCTV news: Affected by the cold air, Northeast my country and other regions are getting colder and colder. The demand for coal in many places is strong, ushering in the peak period of energy supply guarantee. As my country's important coal production bases, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places have increased coal production to keep people warm during the winter.
At the Shendong Coal Production Base in Yijinhuoluo Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, 17 coal mines are operating at full capacity to organize production. Since October, the coal output here has exceeded 16 million tons. Relying on the dynamic management and control of intelligent platforms, each mine has balanced and stable production and supply.
Wang Jun, senior director of the Shendong Coal General Dispatch Office of the National Energy Group, said: "We are responsible for ensuring the supply of coal for 19 provinces and municipalities across the country this winter and next spring. We closely track weather changes, prepare cold wave responses in advance, proactively connect with railways, ports and other units, implement refined dispatching organizations, and achieve efficient coordination of production, transportation and marketing."
In the first three quarters of this year, Inner Mongolia's coal output reached 983 million tons. Since May, Inner Mongolia has promoted coal mines to stabilize production and reach capacity, with average daily coal output stabilizing at around 3.5 million tons. Shanxi Shuozhou is also an important coal base in my country. Its annual raw coal output exceeds 200 million tons. Its raw coal output, power generation capacity, and external power transmission all rank first in the province. The reporter saw in the production dispatching command center of one of the coal mining companies that the staff here kept a close eye on the operating parameters and made every effort to ensure the safe and stable operation of all mining links.
Since October, the average daily coal output in Shanxi Province has increased by 6.4% compared with August. Currently, coal inventories are at reasonable levels. As of November 5, 27.15 million tons of coal were stored in Bohai Rim ports, an increase of 1.81 million tons year-on-year. Coal stocks in unified power plants across the country have also increased steadily. On November 5, they were 210 million tons, which can be used for 35 days, which is equivalent to the average level of the past three years.
Energy channels are operating at full capacity to transport electricity and coal to protect people’s livelihood
After coal is mined, transportation is a key link. At present, many energy arteries are in full swing, continuously delivering thermal coal to various places.
On the Xinshuo Railway Dazhun Line, the reporter saw coal trucks delivering the produced coal in a timely manner. Currently, the station is optimizing the transportation organization and scientifically arranging routes to reduce the backlog of trains. As of November 6, the self-installation volume of Dazhunxian coal has accumulated to 162 million tons during the year.
Hang Liping, director of the Production Scheduling Center of Guoneng Xinshuo Railway Dazhun Company, said that on the one hand, we pay close attention to the loading and unloading connections at each loading station, dynamically allocate locomotive and empty car resources, maximize the release of loading capacity, and successfully achieve the self-loading volume of over 100 million tons; on the other hand, we focus on ensuring the supply of in-pipe power plants, giving priority to thermal and coal trains from the dispatching link, opening up blockages in loading, operation, and unloading, and accelerating vehicle turnover. At the same time, we should pay close attention to the rain, snow and cold wave weather in winter, and scientifically adjust the transportation plan to ensure smooth transportation channels for electricity and coal.
In the first 10 months of this year, the local railway department has shipped a total of 183 million tons of coal, a year-on-year increase of 13%. In Xinjiang, the railway department and coal mining companies are increasing Xinjiang's coal transportation capacity and making every effort to ensure the supply of heating and production coal. On Xinjiang Jiangnao Railway, a freight train loaded with 3,500 tons of coal departed from Santanghu Station in Hami and headed to the central and eastern regions to meet the strong energy demand in winter.
Zhang Jingqing, director of the Wuxi dispatching workshop at Urumqi West Station of the Uzbekistan Railway Bureau, said that since the beginning of this year, the average daily handling volume has reached 22,000, a year-on-year increase of 3%; an average of 42 Xinjiang coal export trains have been operated every day.
Since the beginning of this year, Xinjiang has continued to improve the capacity of Xinjiang coal transportation channels such as the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway, Linha Railway, and Geku Railway, and increased the proportion of heavy-haul trains. At present, Xinjiang Railway operates 80 Xinjiang coal export trains every day, and the daily coal transportation volume from Xinjiang reaches more than 300,000 tons. In the first 10 months of this year, Xinjiang’s coal transportation volume increased by 11.8% year-on-year.
