Power consumption goes up in February

China’s power consumption rose 2 percent from a year ago to 455.7 billion kilowatt hours in February, the country’s energy administration said on Tuesday. During the first two months of this year, power consumption in the country increased 13.3 percent to 1.06 trillion kWh, the National Energy Administration said on its website. China’s industrial power consumption fell 4.5 percent in February from a year ago to 273.3 billion kWh. from Hohhot to Ulanhot and back on Tuesday, ahead of its induction for commercial use in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, said the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, its manufacturer. Operated by Chengdu Airlines, this is the first flight of ARJ21-700 in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region after it was put into commercial use. The area has become a major base for testing flights in the alpine region. coal export port, will cost A$607.5 million ($468 million), according to the shareholders’ meeting. CMPort said adding Newcastle to its portfolio of global ports will create potential synergies and bring long-term financial returns for the company. Total concessions to explore two oilfields in the Persian Gulf, UAE state news agency WAM reported. Total paid 5.3 billion dirhams ($1.44 billion) for a 5-percent stake in the Umm Shaif oilfield and a 20 percent stake in the Lower Zakum oilfield, state-owned ADNOC said. The 40-year concessions, which already came into effect on March 9, were signed by Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, minister of State and the chief executive officer of ADNOC, and Patrick Pouyanne, chairman of Total.