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        "id": 1809721,
        "msgid": "bahlil-admits-coal-supply-constraints-for-power-plants-heres-why-1781769125",
        "date": "2026-06-18 13:50:00",
        "title": "Bahlil Admits Coal Supply Constraints for Power Plants, Here's Why",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has acknowledged a shortfall of 18 to 20 million tonnes in coal supply for national power plants, citing declining calorific value and rising production costs. The government is seeking solutions for the scarcity of medium-grade coal while evaluating domestic price policies to ensure fairness for both producers and the state electricity company.",
        "content": "<p>The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has acknowledged\nobstacles in the supply of coal for national power generation. One of\nthe main causes is the declining calorific quality of coal coupled with\nincreasingly high production costs for mining companies. Minister Bahlil\nLahadalia explained there is currently a shortfall of approximately 18\nto 20 million tonnes from the total requirement of PT PLN (Persero),\nwhich stands at 154 million tonnes for 2026. He revealed the government\nis seeking solutions for the constrained supply of medium-grade 5,200\nkcal coal, whose availability is naturally diminishing. \u201cAs of our\nmeeting up to June, it is clear there is a slight constraint regarding\nmedium-calorie 5,200 coal. We know that the calorie content of our coal\nis getting lower day by day. We are now looking for a solution,\u201d he said\nwhen met at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs office in\nJakarta on Thursday (18\/6\/2026). The decline in medium-calorie coal\nreserves is accompanied by rising production costs due to stripping\nratios that have now reached levels of 8% to 12%. This situation has\ntriggered discussions on evaluating domestic selling prices so that\nproducers can still obtain reasonable economic value to cover escalating\noperational costs. \u201cWe must also be wise so that our business players\nare not forced to sell at prices that are too low. If they sell at a\nloss, that is not feasible. We need to protect business players so they\ndo not incur losses,\u201d Bahlil stated. To ensure transparency and smooth\ndelivery to power plants, the ministry has formed a special joint\nprocurement team involving the Directorate General of Minerals and Coal,\nthe ESDM Inspectorate General, the Finance and Development Supervisory\nAgency (BPKP), and PLN. This is intended to oversee field execution so\nthat supplies genuinely reach the power plants without burdening state\nfinances. \u201cIt should not be the case that ESDM has assigned the task to\nPLN but it is not executed, so the goods do not arrive at the power\nplant. This requires collaboration, cooperation, and transparency,\nincluding on pricing,\u201d he explained. Furthermore, the government is\nconsidering complaints from business actors regarding the Domestic\nMarket Obligation (DMO) price benchmark, which is deemed no longer\nrelevant to current production cost conditions. Bahlil stressed that his\nministry is conducting calculations to determine a fair pricing policy\nfor the sustainability of the industry and the affordability of\nelectricity tariffs. \u201cWe are calculating the pluses and minuses so that\nPLN is not disadvantaged, but business players are also not\ndisadvantaged,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
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