Inner Mongolia adds 23.6 mln t/y of backup coal capacity in 2025

Inner Mongolia, China's top coal-producing region accounting for about one-third of the nation's total output, established 13 coal capacity reserve projects last year, involving a combined backup capacity of 23.6 million tonnes/year, according to a recent report by Inner Mongolia Daily.

Coal capacity reserves refer to production capacity earmarked to respond to supply tightness under extreme or seasonal conditions. Such backup capacity is typically built on existing opencast mines and remains idle during normal market conditions. It is only activated when miners receive government directives, enabling rapid supply injections when