State Councilor Hua Jianmin (center) pays a visit to the first China (Taiyuan) International Coal & Energy New Industry Expo yesterday. Guo Yingguang

In an interview with China Daily during the seminar session of China (Taiyuan) International Coal & Energy New Industry Expo 2007, the province's leading economic planner said Shanxi will continue to serve as China's major energy supplier for the next 30 or more years.

Shanxi Province yields 580 million tons of coal every year, or 75 percent of China's cross-province shipments of coal.