JAKARTA - Uptake of domestic market obligation (DMO) coal until November 2014 reached 55 million tons, or approximately 40 million tons to reach this year's target of 95 million tonnes dtetapkan.
Director General of Mineral and Coal stone Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) R. Sukhyar said local coal market has not fully formed so DMO predefined targets difficult to achieve.
"DMO coal was supported by the power generation sector, since the existence of obstacles in this sector would also interfere with our target," he said, Sunday (30/11).
Furthermore, he said next year will ditngkatkan DMO coal to 125 million tons. associated with it, it is optimistic to achieve production targets in the coming years.
He reasoned, next year some government and private power projects that use coal as raw materials will soon be operational. "Slowly but surely the domestic coal market will grow as the operation of coal plants," he explained.
Furthermore, Sukhyar argued that limiting the DMO policy will reduce the export of these commodities. Furthermore, he added, the decline in exports will mengerus royalty revenues from coal mines sector.
"Royalty obviously will suffer if the export is reduced, but the government had anticipated this condition," he said.
Meanwhile, Director of Business Development of Coal Bambang Tjahjono Setiabudi said national production this year will break the 416 million tons. Because production in early November 2014, the company recorded a coal production reached 346 million tons.
"By the end of my estimate penetrating production 416 million tons," he said.
Bambang argued Indonesian coal production in the coming years will not budge from that number. Because, he said, the government plans to limit the production of coal in the range of 400 million tons per year.
"Control of production it is certainly necessary, to maintain the continuity of the mine and ensure the availability of sufficient supply of coal for the national industry, 'he concluded.
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