\u201cWe will implement a measured relaxation. This means that if the coal\nprices are good, we will increase the production,\u201d Lahadalia said at a\npress conference at the Senayan Parliament Building, Jakarta, on\nMonday.<\/p>\n
He said the measured relaxation of the coal production quota was a\ngovernment measure to keep pace with the coal price trends. The\nreference coal price (HBA) for the first period of June 2026 was set at\nUS$121.83 per ton.<\/p>\n
This figure is higher compared to the HBA in the second period of May\n2026, which was US$116.32 per ton. Ideally, he added, when prices are\ngood, then the production should also be high to achieve a positive\nimpact.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith good prices, we also need to increase production. So that the\nbusinesses will profit, the government will profit, and the people will\nalso benefit,\u201d Lahadalia said.<\/p>\n
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However, he noted the ministry had not yet calculated the production\nquota that the government will set, following this policy to ease\nproduction restrictions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see how things develop,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
In early 2026, the ministry set a production quota of around 600\nmillion tons of coal in 2026, or a reduction of 190 million tons,\ncompared to the realisation of 790 million tons in 2025. The cuts are\nbased on the imbalance between supply and demand in the international\nmarket throughout 2025.<\/p>\n
The imbalance caused the coal prices reach to US$97.65 per ton in the\nsecond quarter of July 2025.<\/p>\n
However, the outbreak of the US-Israel war against Iran caused the\ncoal prices to skyrocket, from less than US$120 per tonne to over US$130\nper tonne in a week in early March 2026.<\/p>\n
The current increase of coal prices is triggered by disruptions in\nthe distribution of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the\ninternational market.<\/p>\n
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