中国将给电厂更多的自由度允许他们和国内煤矿签中长期动力煤合同以确保电力供应。请看本报周四的报道：

China will give power utilities more flexibility on signing long-term thermal coal supply contracts with domestic miners for 2024, as supply concerns have waned amidst surging output and imports.

China has driven coal production to a record high this year after approving dozens of new mines, in a bid to improve energy security and avert a repeat of power shortages in 2021 and 2022.

报道中的thermal coal就是“动力煤” ，指用于燃烧发电的煤炭。