In late September, the wave of power rationing swept across the country. As the main force of energy supply at present, the price of coal has risen significantly, and the supply is in short supply.

Going all out to protect electricity, coal, and warmth, and maintain the bottom line of people's livelihood, development and safety is the most urgent responsibility of the national energy industry.

Inner Mongolia is the home of the world's largest open-pit coal mine, and it is also an important energy security base in China. What is the coal production capacity of this "Wujin Land" right now?

Is the outbound transportation smooth?

Ordos will increase coal production by 30 million tons by the end of the year

　　In mid-October, a large energy company in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, was holding a coordination meeting to ensure coal supply.

Since mid-September, they have held several consecutive meetings to coordinate the company's coal mines to stabilize production and supply.

　　This company has two large coal mines in Ordos City, with an approved production capacity of 16 million tons per year. As the main enterprise in ensuring the supply of electricity and coal, at today’s meeting, the company’s management has issued a new task of guaranteeing the supply. Ensure an additional supply of 500,000 tons of thermal coal in the third quarter.

　　Recently, in order to coordinate production, washing, transportation and other departments, He Ying, director of the business planning department of Zhongtian Hechuang Energy Co., Ltd., has been running between the company's headquarters and the two coal mines.

Among them, Menkeqing Coal Mine, located in Wushen Banner, Ordos City, has geological reserves of 2.28 billion tons, nuclear reserves of 1.49 billion tons, and an approved production capacity of 8 million tons per year, with an average daily production of more than 20,000 tons of coal.

　　The person in charge of Menkeqing Coal Mine told reporters that at present, the entire production area is carrying out production at full capacity, but for coal mining enterprises, safety in production is always the top priority of "above everything and more than everything."

The underground geological conditions of the Menkeqing Coal Mine are complex, and they need to overcome factors such as large drainage and underground shocks to ensure the normal progress of coal mining.

　　In order to better complete the task of guaranteeing supply, a 24-hour three-shift system is now implemented, including early and late shifts for production, and mid-shift for equipment maintenance to ensure the normal operation of the equipment.

　　In recent times, not only the supply of electricity and coal for overseas transportation needs to be guaranteed, but the local heating companies are also waiting to be fed.

However, the coal production capacity is approved, and it is impossible to add additional production capacity. In order to meet the needs of the power supply plant, He Jing can only make adjustments in the types and methods of sales.

　　During this period, the washing plant increased the production of coal for electricity and heating, and at the same time increased the amount of coal loaded by railway to the port of Caofeidian in terms of sales.

In order to ensure the export of thermal coal, the Menkeqing Coal Mine has almost stopped the shipment of coal for sale.

The only land that sells coal is also transported to nearby power plants.

　　Unlike the deserted situation at the coal loading point for local sales, the railway loading station of the Menkeqing Coal Mine is a busy scene.

Carriages are slowly entering the railway quantitative loading point. The coal excavated from the underground is washed, and then transported directly here through the enclosed conveyor belt for intelligent loading.

　　The reporter saw on the scene that during the loading process, the train does not stop, and the staff only needs to press a button, and the automatic loading system will perform quantitative filling.

　　Each of these carriages that are being loaded can carry 80 tons, and each train has 105 carriages, which can carry a total of 8,400 tons of coal.

Coupled with the weight of each carriage, the total weight exceeds 10,000 tons.

Therefore, such a giant is called a "ten thousand ton column."

　　These "ten thousand tons of large trains" are mainly sent to the port of Caofeidian, and then transported by water to the southern power plant thousands of miles away.

　　Since mid-September, there have been more and more "ten thousand tons of large trains" sent to Caofeidian Port, and the Daniudi freight workshop has shipped more than 10 large trains every day. Compared with July and August, the coal loading has doubled. More.

　　Liang Jian, deputy director of Daniudi Workshop, Baotou Freight Center of China Railway Hohhot Bureau Group Co., Ltd., showed the reporter the statistics for the last two months. The reporter saw that the lowest daily number of trains in early September was only 396 cars, but it was here. In October, the daily loading volume was more than 1,000 vehicles, and the highest day reached 1612 vehicles. There were 12 “ten thousand tons of large trains” carrying coal.

　　Liang Jian told reporters that in the past when coal loading was small, they only needed to run one or two loading points a day.

Since the task of ensuring coal supply began, they have to conduct safety inspections at each loading point, and every time they return from the loading point, it is two or three in the morning.

　　Ordos City is an important coal production area in China. In 2020, coal industry enterprises above designated size will produce 640 million tons of raw coal, accounting for 16.7% of the country's total output and more than half of the coal output of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

　　In this supply guarantee task, Ordos has become a key area for energy supply guarantee in the country.

At present, 231 coal mines are normally produced in Ordos, and 40 coal mines have resumed production compared with the previous period, increasing the production capacity by 58.6 million tons. At the same time, 106 coal mines have been approved for nuclear capacity increase, and the cumulative new production capacity of Ordos city has reached 140 million tons.

　　The coal supply of the national integrated power plant has exceeded the coal consumption for more than 20 consecutive days

　　The 10,000-ton coal train from Ordos travels to Hohhot South Railway Station via the Yellow River Bridge on the Baoxi Railway.

The Baoxi Railway traverses the coal producing areas of Ordos and is an important channel for Mongolian coal transportation.

Since the start of the battle to ensure coal supply, 15 10,000-ton trains full of coal have passed through the Yellow River Bridge on the Baoxi Railway every day.

　　Hohhot South Station is an important hub station for Inner Mongolia’s coal "out of the zone to reach the sea". It is the only way for the 10,000-ton train to the Caofeidian Port. The 10,000-ton train full of coal needs to be replaced with a double-head heavy-duty traction locomotive. .

　　The Hohhot South Railway Station has an area of ​​about 450,000 square meters, equivalent to 63 football fields, and a total of 21 lanes. Since the increase in coal supply tasks in September, the number of trains receiving and dispatching here has increased significantly.

In August, the average daily delivery volume was 280,000 tons, and by October it rose to 350,000 tons, an increase of 25%, with more than 200 trains receiving and departing every day.

　　Coal companies have increased production capacity and railways have increased coal transportation capacity. As the end users of this energy supply guarantee, what changes have taken place in the coal storage of power plants?

At Baotou No. 2 Thermal Power Plant, the reporter saw that trucks loaded with coal were waiting in line for inspection.

　　In the coal yard of the power plant, bucket turbines are transporting the coal in the warehouse to the boiler workshop.

Li Jiangang, Minister of the Fuel Department, told reporters that in recent times, more than 10,000 tons of coal enters the plant every day.

　　At present, the two coal storage yards of the power plant have more than 80,000 tons of inventory. Compared with the minimum of less than 40,000 tons a few months ago, the inventory has doubled.

　　Li Jiangang told reporters that the rapid increase in coal prices this year has brought huge difficulties to their power generation companies. Compared with the same period last year, the cost per ton of coal has increased by more than 1,000 yuan. During the heating period, the daily coal consumption was 13,000 tons. Around this time, the rise in coal prices caused power plants to suffer substantial losses.

　　At present, with the introduction of various measures by the National Development and Reform Commission, coal prices have fallen, and coal inventories in various power plants have also rebounded.

Since October 5, the coal supply of power plants nationwide has exceeded coal consumption for more than 20 consecutive days.

At present, Baotou No. 2 Thermal Power Plant has signed supply guarantee agreements with five coal mining companies, and some coal mines have already been shipped via railway.

　　Half an hour observation: the service guarantees the overall situation and keeps the bottom line of safety

　　At present, in Inner Mongolia, whether it is coal mine pits or every link of railway transportation, they are working hard and working overtime to implement the task of ensuring supply.

In fact, it is not only Inner Mongolia, but according to the latest news released by the National Development and Reform Commission: Since October 5, the coal supply of power plants nationwide has exceeded coal consumption for 20 consecutive days.

On October 24, the power plant supplied 7.14 million tons of coal, and the power plant’s coal storage reached 95.69 million tons, an increase of 17 million tons from the end of September. It can be used for 17 days, which is much higher than the 7-day warning line.

The country attaches great importance to the work of ensuring energy supply, and takes multiple measures to promote energy supply. It is hoped that relevant units can continue to accurately supervise and consolidate the responsibility of ensuring supply, so as to win this energy guarantee that concerns the overall economic development and the vital interests of the people. For the tough battle.