Indonesia May Allow Exports of Lower-Quality Power-Plant Coal

Indonesia, the world’s largest exporter of power-plant coal, may revise a government plan and allow lower quality coal to be exported after objections from miners, an official said.

“We don’t want this rule to hamper investments although it’s aimed at increasing exports of higher-value coal,” Bambang Setiawan, director general of coal and minerals at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, said today at a conference in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan province. “Investors are worried that they won’t be able to sell most of their output if the grade limit is too high.”