JAKARTA. Although the national coal production from time to time continue to increase, but the utilization of non-renewable natural resources in the country that actually remains stagnant. In fact, the supply to the domestic obligations, nor the domestic market obligation (DMO) of coal by the end of this year is predicted to not be achieved.
Gultom Guska, Head of Production Division of the Directorate General of Mineral, Coal and Coal Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) says, the low utilization of coal in the country due to the demand of PT PLN and private power companies are still low. "We projected domestic demand until the end of 2014 only reached 70 million tons," he said, Wednesday (26/11).
The Government through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decision No. 2901 K / 30 / MEM / 2013 requesting the use of coal in the country in 2014 reached 95.55 million tons. Details, for plants owned by PT PLN as much as 57.4 million tons, steam power plant (power plant) privately owned as many as 19.91 million tons, as well as to the needs of the industry as much as 9.8 million tons.
However, until October 2014, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the total realization record coal production reached 342.3 million tons, the export volume has reached 297.3 million tons.
As a result, the realization of coal utilization in the new country of 45 million tonnes. "For November 2014, the use of coal by PLN and independent power producer (IPP) has reached 55 million tons," said Gultom.
In addition to the lack of demand from steam power plant (power plant), the program increase the added value of coal in the country until now has not been running. "Private power plant has not been as expensive investment, while demand for the coal industry is also not optimal," he said.
Bambang Dwiyanto, Senior Manager Corporate Communications PT PLN explained, although there are late operating coal plants, large-scale plants such as power plant 2x200 MW Milk Base in North Sumatra, and Nagan Raya plant of 190 MW in Aceh have started to operate, so that the use of coal in the will could be improved. "However, the exact number I can not be sure," he said.
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