The Indian government said on Tuesday that the country's coal production increased 29 percent year-on-year to 66.58 Million Ton (MT) in April amid a power shortage due to lesser stocks of coal available at thermal power plants.

Qinghai crude steel output in Jan-Mar up 15.1%.

Qinghai ferroalloys output in Jan-Mar up 14.7%.

Qinghai industry electricity consumption up 15.1% in Jan-Mar.

Crude steel output in Hebei down 24.8% YoY in Q1, 2022.

In the first quarter, the coal production enterprises in Shaanxi province continued the output growth trend at the end of last year.

In the first quarter, the power production of Shaanxi province decreased significantly compared with the same period.

The output jumped 14.8 percent year-on-year to 396 million tons last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.