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China gas and power month in brief: April 2016

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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
    • Data dashboard update
    • Warming to the idea of a recovery in gas demand
    • March power demand: temporary or a sign of recovery?
    • A hard brake on coal-fired power building but could it fail?
    • Pressure on coal offers more upsides to gas in eastern China
    • Why aren't FSRUs setting sail to China?
  • Smog watch

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This report includes 3 images and tables including:

  • Beijing AQI
  • Monthly gas demand
  • Monthly LNG demand

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