Russia invited China to jointly develop coal deposits in Russia, said Vice Prime Minister Alexander Novak, his words are given on the website of the government.
For example, we are talking about the development of the Cashulant coal deposit in Siberia (Transbaikal region). The share in it belongs to the largest coal company of China Shenhua. It is planned that 2024-2027 the mining of stone coal at this deposit will be released on the design capacity of five million tons.
“Thanks to the joint efforts, cooperation in the energy sector went to an unprecedented high level. Our countries confidently overcome the negative effects of the epidemic and successfully solve the task of returning cooperation on the growth trajectory. Last year, bilateral turnover amounted to 104 billion dollars,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
Novak added that Russia plans to conclude new long-term contracts for the supply of coal to China. Last year, his deliveries in the PRC took off by 20.6 percent (up to 39.5 million tons). Increased gas exports. As of the end of October, 12 billion cubic meters of gas was pumped up 12 billion cubic meters of gas in the eastern direction.
The lack of coal has become one of the reasons for the energy crisis in China. In late September, the country began to disconnect electricity in residential buildings and in production due to lack of electricity.