China’s coal deliveries by railway total 186 million mt in May

On June 15, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced that coal deliveries by railway in China in May this year amounted to 186.13 million mt, up 18.47 million mt or 11 percent year on year, including 129.22 million mt of coal for power generation, up 14.22 million mt or 12.4 percent year on year.
 
Meanwhile, in January-May this year, coal deliveries by railway in China totaled 922.63 million mt, up 109.19 million mt or 13.4 percent year on year. Of this volume, coal for power generation totaled 656.04 million mt, up 94.13 million mt or 16.8 percent year on year.