Coal stockpiles at 34 railway-fed power plants in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province and Hulunbuir city, located in Inner Mongolia and bordering Heilongjiang, are maintained at a peak level, local media reported.

These plants currently have 7.31 million tonnes of coal in storage, enough to cover 50 days of use, according to the report.

China Railway Harbin Corporation, responsible for operation of the rail network covering the most of Heilongjiang and the entire of Hulunbuir, has taken measures to ensure sufficient coal transport despite weather disruptions.

The railway runner has launched daily communication mechanism with local economic regulators to monitor coal production, sales and inventory at power plants. It is helping address issues like train congestion, delayed unloading, and equipment failure caused by extreme cold.

Coal transport volumes have steadily increased this year, with average daily loadings up 12.1% in the first 10 months. New rail capacity in Inner Mongolia has boosted deliveries from the key coal region. Border crossings with Russia are kept open to supplement supplies with imported coal.

Long-term coal supply contracts are closely tracked, with 98% of planned volumes delivered so far.

Logistics services are expanding rail transport from mines to power plants instead of previous road transport. The measure has lifted rail's share of provincial coal transport from 83% last year to 90%.

(Writing by Alex Guo  Editing by Emma Yang)
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