Shanxi, a major coal-producing province in northern China, aims to develop 150 new intelligent coal mines across the province in 2024, the provincial energy bureau said on January 16.

In 2023, Shanxi started intelligent transformation projects focusing on existing coal mines with an annual production capacity of more than 1.8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), while also building some new mines, resulting in the development of a total of 81 intelligent coal mines in the province.

So far, Shanxi has 281 intelligent mining faces, with capacity at 747.5 Mtpa, accounting for 61.61% of the province's total.

The province will this year start the intelligent transformation of coal mines with an annual production capacity of more than 1.2 million tonnes and also focus on intelligent transformation of coal mines with disaster risks.

Shanxi is an important comprehensive energy base in China, and is also the first province to pilot an energy revolution. Shanxi has made efforts in recent years to promote the integration of the coal industry and digital technologies.

The capital of Shanxi, Taiyuan city, is now on the course to basically realize the intelligent transformation of all types of coal mines by 2027, Taiyuan Daily reported, citing a work plan released on January 11.

Shanxi achieved raw coal production of 1.25 billion tonnes from January to November 2023, up 3.8% year on year, ranking first in the country.

The province set a coal production target of around 1.37 billion tonnes for 2023.

(Writing by Rebecca Liu  Editing by Emma Yang)
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