In 2020

as the COVID-19 epidemic spread around the world

demand for electricity in central China fell sharply as a result of various control measures during the epidemic. At the same time

the epidemic affected the global and China’s economic and energy development

and had a significant impact on the upstream and downstream of the coal industry. In order to ensure the safe and stable operation of the power grid and reliable power supply during peak summer period in 2020

and guide the coal storage and power conservation of thermal power plants in all provinces

this paper analyzes the impact of macro policies

transportation capacity and price on the supply and demand situation of power coal

and makes a quantitative prediction of the coal supply

consumption and storage situation in Central China during the peak summer period in 2020

and finally provides the guarantee countermeasures of the whole network power coal supply.