Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources\n(ESDM) has granted an additional coal production quota to meet the\noperational needs of PT PLN (Persero) power plants.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor coal, the additional quota is only intended for PLN,\u201d said Tri\nWinarno, Director General of Minerals and Coal at the ESDM Ministry,\nwhen met at the ministry\u2019s office in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n
Tri emphasised that the government is working to maintain the\nstability of coal supplies.<\/p>\n
The government does not want to restrict coal production in a way\nthat causes supply problems for power plants, but is also striving to\nensure that coal supply in the international market does not experience\nan oversupply.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pursuing domestic needs, but we must avoid oversupply. That\nis all,\u201d said Tri.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Tri invited mining companies wishing to submit\nrevisions to their Work Plans and Budgets (RKAB) to do so by 31\nJuly.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease, go ahead and submit your RKAB revisions,\u201d said Tri.<\/p>\n
PT PLN (Persero) President Director Darmawan Prasodjo has assured\nthat there will be no further blackouts in Java, and the company is\nstrengthening the electricity system to ensure such incidents do not\nhappen again.<\/p>\n
Darmawan said that in the short term, PLN has received additional\ncoal supplies with a calorific value above 4,500 kcal per kg.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is additional coal with a specification of 4,500 kcal and\nabove. This July there is an additional 1.8 million tonnes, then from\nAugust to December there is an additional roughly 3 million tonnes on\ntop of existing supplies,\u201d said Darmawan.<\/p>\n
In addition, the company will retrofit coal-fired steam power plants\n(PLTU) so they can use lower-calorie coal, thereby preventing rolling\nblackouts.<\/p>\n
Darmawan explained that the modification would enable power plants to\nuse coal with a lower calorific value. The retrofitting of PLTU Suralaya\nunits 6 and 7 was cited by Darmawan as an example of successful plant\nmodification.<\/p>\n
The two generating units are now able to use low-calorie coal of\naround 4,100\u20134,300 kcal per kg, lower than the original specification\nwhich required coal of 4,600\u20134,800 kcal per kg.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/esdm-grants-additional-coal-production-quota-for-plns-needs-1783691679", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }