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Figure 8.3: China’s Energy Production and Consumption by Province, 2005
Production exceeds consumption by more than 20%
Production and consumption differ by less than 20%
Consumption exceeds production by more than 20%
Heilongjiang
Jilin
Xinjiang
Gansu
Liaoning
Beijing
Inner Mongolia
Tianjin
Hebei
Ningxia Shanxi Shandong
Tibet
(no data)
Qinghai
Sichuan
Shaanxi
Chongqing
Guizhou
Henan Jiangsu
Anhui Shanghai
Hubei
Zhejiang
Jiangxi
Hunan
Fujian
8
Yunnan
Guangxi
Guangdong
Taiwan
Hainan
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on maps included in this publication do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the IEA.
Sources: NBS (2007b); IEA analysis
The state maintains extensive direct control over the energy sector (though some
energy companies are also highly influential with the government).
In line with the ownership and economic regulatory reforms since the 1980s, the
central government has relinquished ownership of smaller enterprises to local
governments and allowed non-state enterprises to enter certain segments of the
energy industry. A prime example of this latter trend was the flourishing of small
non-state coal mines, but these mines are now the subject of a closure and
consolidation programme (though how quickly it is implemented is uncertain
given the pressure on local governments to promote employment). Small mines
have been crucial in meeting periodic upswings in demand. Shenhua Group, a
state-owned company, is the leading coal company with production of 137 Mt in
2006. Large state-owned companies still account for almost half of total coal
output, though 90% of coal mines in 2005 were small and belonged to towns and
villages.
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