China National Coal Group Corp., the country’s second-biggest coal producer, ratcheted production in the Feb. 1-12 period up 28 percent compared with the same period a year ago, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

The company boosted output to 3.33 million tons, part of China’s efforts to recover from a severe coal shortage caused by a harsh winter, though analysts said supply could tighten again next week. For a related story.

China National Coal Group delivered 1.12 million tons of coal to the country’s major power companies during the first part of February, 42.9 percent more than scheduled, Xinhua reported.

Huadian Power , one of the recipients, said on Wednesday that it now had enough coal reserves for 17 days of operations, Xinhua reported.

Average coal stocks at power plants have risen to 12 days of consumption, up from an average of 10 days before the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation’s top economic planning body, reported on its web site

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