The Enticement of Coal Prices
Coal mining industry is not concerned with the government’s plan to shut down steam power plants. High demand and high prices for coal are the driving factors. This report on the dilemma of the electricity and coal businesses was done with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute.
Aisha Shaidra
August 23, 2021
THE coal gasification project in Tanjung Enim, South Sumatra, should have already reached the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) process. This continuation of work was initially scheduled to be done in the first half of this year, after Bukit Asam, Pertamina, and Air Products and Chemicals Inc. signed a cooperation agreement on December 10, 2020. “The derivative agreement is being finalized now so that it can be executed soon,
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