Shipments of Xinjiang coal to Ningxia have surged nearly eight-fold since 2023, with volumes rising from 520,000 tonnes to nearly 4 million tonnes in 2025, according to Ningxia Coal Industry Co., Ltd.

The company expects to ship 3.26 million tonnes in January-August this year, achieving 122% of its planned target.

Since launching the Xinjiang-to-Ningxia coal transport program in 2023, Ningxia Coal has relied on three major mines in Xinjiang — Hongshaquan, Hongshaquan No.2 and Heishan — adopting a tailored supply model for each mine and developing an integrated dispatch system covering resource allocation and logistics.

This year, the company has faced tighter railway capacity, frequent extreme weather in Xinjiang and strained transport resources. It has coordinated with China State Railway Group's Urumqi and Lanzhou bureaus as well as the Yinchuan freight center to clear bottlenecks, optimize routes and adjust wagon types, while working with internal units to shorten unloading times and improve handling efficiency across the full supply chain from mine dispatch to trunk transport and park reception.

On March 31, a 3,730-tonne train carrying Heishan blended coal arrived in Ningxia for the first time, opening a new corridor for Xinjiang coal outbound shipments. In May, container trains from the Heishan mine began operations, leveraging railway group pricing policies to cut transport costs. In July, monthly Xinjiang coal shipments exceeded 500,000 tonnes for the first time, setting a new record.

On August 26, Ningxia Coal invited officials from China Railway Urumqi Group and CHN Energy Xinjiang Energy Chemical to inspect supply operations, discuss transport optimization and deepen railway-enterprise cooperation, reaching consensus on multiple fronts during visits to coal-to-chemical production lines and the Ningdong Railway Daba station.