最近两年,随着市场竞争加剧,特别是我国加入WTO以后,如何面对经济全球化带来的新挑战,提高行业集中度和大集团战略则是大煤炭企业和能源界高层人士所思考的战略性问题。本文着重讨论三个重点问题:世界能源展望及煤炭市场新趋势;世界十大煤炭公司经营和发展战略;美国电力工业改革对煤炭工业的影响。对这些问题的讨论及其所得出的观点,期望对我国煤炭行业以及国家决策部门有所启示 In the recent two years, with the intensified market competition, especially after China’s accession to the WTO, how to face the new challenges posed by economic globalization, the concentration of industries and the strategy of large groups are the thinking of the top coal mining enterprises and the energy industry Strategic issues. This article focuses on three key issues: the world energy outlook and the new trends in the coal market; the top ten coal companies in the world in their operations and development strategies; and the impact of the U.S. power industry reform on the coal industry. The discussion of these issues and the views they have come to expect from the coal industry in our country and the national policy-making departments have some enlightenment