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China gas and power month in brief: April 2016
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Report summary
Is Chinese gas demand now on a sustained recovery from the low levels of growth seen in late 2014 and 2015? The key word here is 'sustained'. Demand (and consequently imports) looks a lot healthier this year, but colder temperatures have been a feature of this. A shot of economic stimulus and rising oil prices have also helped. So for now it really is too early to tell if a resurgence in demand can be sustained. Elsewhere in this Month in Brief we also look at the uptick in power demand, consider coal/gas competition in power and question why China has been slow to join the FSRU bandwagon.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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Markets
- Data dashboard update
- Warming to the idea of a recovery in gas demand
- March power demand: temporary or a sign of recovery?
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Policy
- A hard brake on coal-fired power building but could it fail?
- Pressure on coal offers more upsides to gas in eastern China
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Infrastructure
- Why aren't FSRUs setting sail to China?
- Smog watch
Tables and charts
This report includes 3 images and tables including:
- Beijing AQI
- Monthly gas demand
- Monthly LNG demand
What's included
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