Research on economic analysis of coal transportation and policy of coal exploitation in xinjiang

ZHANG Xilin; TIAN Minyuan; PANG Peng; AN Dong; ZHANG Jianhua; LI Qingliang

Abstract：Xinjiang is the fourth largest coal producing area in China.In recent years,the export volume of Xinjiang coal has been increasing rapidly.The long transportation distance,high freight and limited transportation capacity,however,are the most outstanding problems in the export of Xinjiang coal.By constructing the competitiveness model of"coal price difference-freight difference",and taking the price change of coal market from 2011 to 2023 as a reference,this paper compares the economic competitiveness of Xinjiang coal transportation with that of Shanxi,Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia coal for the main or potential market of Xinjiang coal such as Gansu and Qinghai,Sichuan and Chongqing,Ningxia,Central China,Qinhuangdao Port,under the situation of joint import of Shanxi,Shaanxi,Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang coal for these market.The coal market price boundaries of Xinjiang coal with economic competitiveness,compared with Shanxi,Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia coal source,are analyzed,providing a quantitative calculation method,which reflects the change of market coal price,for the economic competitiveness of Xinjiang coal transportation.Based on this analysis,policy suggestions to expand the potential market of Xinjiang coal are offered as decision-making reference for scientific and reasonable layout of Xinjiang coal market,such as strengthening the construction of export transportation channel,serving the development of large energy base in gobi desert-wasteland,and increasing the technical transformation of mixed burning for thermal power generator,improving Xinjiang coal's role in ensuring energy security and accelerating the construction of modern energy system.