Chinese Coal Production Tops Government Target By At Least 16% - Reuters

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BEIJING - China's coal production capacity will exceed its output target by at least 16 percent by 2010, a development that would raise doubts about Beijing's energy-efficiency plans, state media reported.

It would also be a test for the country's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which has been battling excess capacity in a variety of sectors to cool over-investment. Excess capacity in the coal industry has already emerged," Xinhua net (www.xinhuanet.com) reported, citing Zhao Tiechui, head of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety.

The news Web site is run by the official Xinhua news agency.

Coal production capacity will top 3.1 billion tonnes by 2010, 500 million tonnes more than the government's plan, the report said, citing data from the coal mine safety administration.

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