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The Requirement For Coal Increase - The requirement for coal in the country is estimated will increase next year. It is consecutive with the increase in the domestic industrial request. Those are said by the Director of the Production and the Coal Exploration and the Department 's Mineral of Energy and Mineral Resources Bambang Gatot Ariyono on the ESDM section work meeting 2009, Thursday (15/19) at Jakarta.

In 2009, the total of coal production is about 230 ton and 68,5 million ton in between to fill the domestic requirement. Next year, is estimated domestic requirement increase to 78 million ton. "We make a target of the total of coal production in 2010 is amount of 250 million ton", Gatot said. It might be reached bethink there are some coal companies that have been entering feasibility study phase and will starting the production next year.
Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Purnomo Yusgiantoro said, the coal production increase from year to year. It is about 75% from the amount of export products.

In the next five years, estimated that the domestic coal requirement will always increase until reach 110 million ton in 2014. The consumption of the coal is for domestic consumer, exactly for electricity power generator.

Export Quote
For securing the domestic coal supplies, government determine the policy of coal Domestic Market Obligation (DMO). Mining coal company sold the product for domestic consumer as required. Example, the requirement DMO of coal this year is 68 million ton and then it is distributed reasonably to coal company.

As before, the General Director of Mineral, Coal, and Geothermal Department of ESDM Bambang Setiawan said, government will circumscribe the quote of coal export, it is about 150 million ton a year. The practice of the policy is still further discussing. Gatot added, it is not be a government formal decision yet. The government at present is considering will they circumscribe coal export or make a institution that carry out coal industry. If the domestic requirement is filled, the coal product could be exported.

(Source: Kompas, Friday October 16, 2009) › Published - 19 Oct 2009
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