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        "msgid": "indonesias-coal-reference-price-hba-for-second-period-of-august-2026-rises-on-average-1787025154",
        "date": "2026-08-18 10:15:45",
        "title": "Indonesia's Coal Reference Price (HBA) for Second Period of August 2026 Rises on Average",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has set the Coal Reference Price (HBA) for the second period of August 2026, with most coal categories recording increases. The highest-calorie coal category saw a slight decline, while HBA I, II, and III all rose compared to the first period of August 2026.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral\nResources (ESDM) has set the Coal Reference Price (HBA) for the second\nperiod of August 2026, with the average experiencing a slight\nincrease.<\/p>\n<p>This is stipulated in Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree\nNumber 336.K\/MB.01\/MEM.B\/2026 concerning the Reference Metal Mineral\nPrice and Reference Coal Price for the Second Period of August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe HBA for the Second Period of August 2026 as referred to in the\nSECOND Dictum is used as the basis for calculating the Coal Benchmark\nPrice, hereinafter referred to as HPB, for the Second Period of August\n2026,\u201d the regulation states, as quoted on Tuesday (18\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Compared with the HBA in the first period of August 2026, the HBA I,\nHBA II, and HBA III coal categories experienced increases. Meanwhile,\nthe highest-calorie coal at 6,322 kcal\/kg saw a slight decline.<\/p>\n<p>The following is the list of HBA for the second period of August\n2026:<\/p>\n<p>First, the HBA with a calorific value equivalent of 6,322 kcal\/kg\nGAR, Total Moisture 12.26%, Total Sulphur 0.66%, and Ash 7.94% is set at\nUS$ 124.06 per tonne, down slightly from the first period of August 2026\nof US$ 124.44 per tonne.<\/p>\n<p>Second, HBA I with a calorific value equivalent of 5,300 kcal\/kg GAR,\ntotal moisture 21.32%, sulphur 0.75%, and ash 6.04% for the first period\nof August 2026 is set at US$ 96.92 per tonne, up from the previous US$\n93.27 per tonne.<\/p>\n<p>Third, HBA II with a calorific value equivalent of 4,100 kcal\/kg GAR,\ntotal moisture 35.73%, sulphur 0.23%, and ash 3.9% for the first period\nof August 2026 is set at US$ 65.81 per tonne, up from the previous US$\n65.48 per tonne.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth, HBA III with a calorific value equivalent of 3,400 kcal\/kg\nGAR, total moisture 44.30%, sulphur 0.24%, and ash 3.88% for the second\nperiod of August 2026 is set at US$ 45.35 per tonne, up from the\nprevious first period of US$ 45.27 per tonne.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesias-coal-reference-price-hba-for-second-period-of-august-2026-rises-on-average-1787025154",
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