A trade delegation, composed of over 30 representatives from foreign trade enterprises and government in northeast China's Jilin Province, has recently departed for Russia to expand business opportunities there.

The first freight train was on its way to Poland, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Monday.

As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy supply and electricity transmission.

Rooftop solar gear, biomass heating, pumped-storage hydroelectricity among tech on rise.

Indonesia's energy ministry (ESDM) has set the country's coal production target at 694mn t for 2023, around 5pc higher than the 2022 target of 663mn t, which has been exceeded.

Europe may continue to dominate US thermal coal exports in 2023 but demand for high-sulfur coal may wane.

The channel is also a major route for China's west-to-east coal transportation, ensuring the country's energy consumption demand is met.

This means that renewables, which have lower individual production costs, end up having to share the price burden of more expensive fossil fuels.