Freezing weather in China’s southern provinces restricts coal transportation

12-Jan-11

China Datang Corp. shut some power- generation units after sleet and freezing weather in the country’s southern part disrupted fuel deliveries, as reported by Bloomberg. Units in Hunan’s Leiyang plant halted operations due to a coal shortage. Freezing weather in China’s southern provinces and municipalities of Jiangxi, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou forced the evacuation of 58,000 people from their homes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Jan. 5. Two power plants with a combined capacity of 2,070 megawatts in Sichuan were shut because of the ice and snow. Provinces including Guizhou and Henan have restricted coal transportation to Hunan because of a power shortage in their own regions. Hunan has ordered alternative supplies of the fuel.