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        "id": 1599568,
        "msgid": "coal-supply-at-paiton-coal-fired-power-plant-diminishing-ministry-of-energy-and-mineral-resources-explains-1773060871",
        "date": "2026-03-09 19:05:00",
        "title": "Coal Supply at Paiton Coal-Fired Power Plant Diminishing, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Explains",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has acknowledged that coal stock levels at the Paiton coal-fired power plant have reached dangerously low levels, with only approximately six days of operational supply remaining. Tri Winarno, Director General of Minerals and Coal at the ministry, clarified that the government does not directly propose coal shipments to power plants; rather, requests originate from state-owned utility PLN.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has\nresponded to reports of depleting coal stocks at the Paiton coal-fired\npower plant (PLTU). The plant\u2019s coal supply has reportedly dwindled to\napproximately six days of operational capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the situation, Tri Winarno, Director General of Minerals\nand Coal at the Ministry of ESDM, acknowledged that stock levels at\nPaiton have reached unsafe conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it is genuinely unsafe now, six days of operational hours\n(HOP). But we will work together with PLN,\u201d said Tri at the Ministry of\nESDM on Monday, 9 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Tri explained that under the coal supply mechanism, the government\ndoes not directly propose coal shipments to power plants. Supply\nrequests originate from PLN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe principle is that any assignment comes from PLN\u2019s request to us.\nIt is not us proposing that there is coal available. No, PLN is the one\nrequesting,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/coal-supply-at-paiton-coal-fired-power-plant-diminishing-ministry-of-energy-and-mineral-resources-explains-1773060871",
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