The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry projects that domestic coal consumption will rise by 12 percent this year, thanks to additional demand from up to eight new mineral smelters. Indonesia is expected to use up… Read More »Indonesia to Use Up 12% More Coal This Year as New Mineral Smelters Start Operation
As the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers have approved a controversial revision of the 2009 Coal and Mineral Mining Law, despite outcry from civil society organizations. The new law, aimed at developing Indonesia’s… Read More »House approves revised Mining Law amid outcry
The mid-term outlook for thermal coal in Southeast Asia is positive. The region is likely to see a continuation of growing energy demand on the back of strong demographic trends which underpin a strong regional… Read More »Asia Still Coal’s Purple Patch