“Supplies of coal and natural gas from Russia to China in August 2022 set a historical record,” the ministry said in a statement on the VKontakte social network.
It is noted that in August, China imported natural gas from Russia in the amount of $409.37 million, which is the maximum since January 2017.
At the same time, coal exports from Russia to China in August amounted to 8.542 million tons, reaching a maximum value over the past five years.
Earlier, Igor Ananskikh, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy, said that the reorientation of Russian coal supplies to the eastern market would be carried out at an accelerated pace.