Power firms help keep homes toasty for winter

State Power Investment Corp has been stepping up energy supplies to meet the growing power demand. — Reuters

Beijing: China’s state-owned enterprises are making all-out efforts to ensure adequate and stable heating in the country in response to the ongoing cold snap and heavy snowfall across regions over the past week.

As the country has seen sudden frigid temperatures, triggering a sharp increase in heating demand, State Power Investment Corp has been stepping up energy supplies to meet the growing power demand, with overall thermal-coal inventories increasing to more than 18.5 million tonnes, which will last for more than a month, it said.