Southwest China's Yunnan Province will cap the number of its coal mines at 200 to avoid coal mine accidents and ensure the safety of people and property, according to a press conference held by the information office of the provincial government Monday.

China's coal-rich province of Shanxi has seen more than 500 coal mines resume production in February, which ensured energy supply amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus.

China has resumed 83.4 percent of its coal production capacity amid the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said Wednesday.

China province to close 10 mln tonnes of coal capacity in 2020.

China has full confidence in ensuring adequate energy supply.

China has made considerable progress in speeding up coal production and resumption of work to contain the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

China has full confidence to guarantee the energy supply and ensure that work resumes smoothly, the country's top economic regulator said on Sunday.

"In the third quarter, I think you'll see a meaningful rebound aided by measures taken by the central bank," he told China Daily.