Seminar to discuss coal

Seminar to discuss coal

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the Netherlands are to jointly
host a seminar on clean coal technology for electricity supply on
May 14 and 15 to explore the possibility of cooperation between
the two countries in the energy sector.

The Indonesian-Netherlands Association (INA), the two
countries' business association, announced yesterday that the
two-day seminar will be opened by Minister of Mines and Energy
I.B. Sudjana and Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs G.J. Wijers.

During the seminar, the two countries' experts will have the
opportunity to exchange views on the technology and to identify
avenues of cooperation that might be pursued.

According to Yogo Pratomo of the Ministry of Mines and Energy,
Zuhal, the director general of electricity and energy development
at the ministry, and C.W.M. Dessens, the director general of
energy at the Dutch ministry of economy will also sign an
agreement on technology cooperation between the two countries.
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