China energy: Sichuan looks to coal as hydro dams run low, but ‘insufficient’ to alleviate power crunch

• Western provinces including Shaanxi, Gansu and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have fast-tracked coal shipments to Sichuan in August
• But support for coal-fired power plants alone will not solve Sichuan’s electricity shortages because the province relies on hydropower, analysts say