China orders coalmines to raise production to address power crunch
Record high prices and shortages of electricity have crippled industrial output
Chinese officials ordered more than 70 mines in Inner Mongolia to ramp up coal production by almost 100m tonnes, with the country battling its worst power crunch and coal shortages in years.
The move is the latest attempt by Chinese authorities to boost coal supply amid record high prices and shortages of electricity that have led to power rationing across the country, crippling industrial output.