Guidelines point way ahead for Shanxi coal

State Council: Province needs to make major shifts before 2030

The State Council, China's Cabinet, made guidelines public on Monday in support of the economic transformation of coal-rich Shanxi province and mapping the way forward.

By 2020, the share of coal mining and processing as a proportion of the province's industrial output should see a notable decline, and the share of advanced coal production capacity should reach two-thirds of the total, the guideline said.