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Indonesia targets coal output of 550 million tonnes in 2021

Indonesia has set its coal production target at 550 million tonnes for 2021, a figure unchanged from this year, due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia has set its coal production target at 550 milliontonnes for 2021, a figure unchanged from this year, due to the raging COVID-19pandemic.

Coalbusiness director Sujatmiko at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources(EMR) told reporters at the 2020 Coal and Mineral Virtual Expo on December 10that the target takes into account economic recovery, following the COVID-19pandemic, for both the domestic and export markets.

Sujatmikoadded that coal production had reached 513.6 million tonnes as of December 10or 93 percent of this year’s target. The Indonesian government remainsdetermined to meet this year’s coal production target, despite the lowerdemand.

TheIndonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) previously said it expected coaldemand to really start recovering in the second half of 2021, assuming thatmost of the world successfully distributes a COVID-19 vaccine by that time.

Earlierthis month, Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered his cabinet ministers toset a target to reduce exports of unprocessed coal and accelerate plans todevelop derivative industries for processing the fuel./.
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