Energy
China's Q1 coal use rises, wind power output jumps
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-05-07 11:04
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China, the world's biggest coal user, increased consumption of the fuel by 17 percent to 864 million tons in the first quarter, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement on its website yesterday.
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Hydropower generation dropped because of a drought in the southwest, according to the statement. Wind power production gained 99 percent to 8.17 billion kilowatt-hours, it said.
