HIGH CALORIE COAL IN HBA OF DEC 1ST 

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set the Reference Price for Coal (HBA) for the first period of December 2025, the majority increased. The only one that decreased was high-calorie coal, from US$102.03 per ton in the second period of November to US$98.26 per ton. (Eksposkaltim.com)

FREIGHT VOLUME INCREASING AT 4.3% 

Throughout January-November 2025, PT Kereta Api Indonesia recorded a coal transportation volume at 52,722,455 ton. It increased at 4.3 percent compared to the previous year which reached at 50,557,029 tons. It was stated by the Vice President of Corporate Communications of KAI, Anne Purba. (Lintas)

ADDING THE CAPACITY UP TO 18 MILLION TONS 

Vice President of Corporate Communication for PT KAI, Anne Purba, said that the construction of the Tarahan II Terminal in South Sumatra is projected to add capacity up to 18 million tons of coal, while the expansion of the Kertapati facility is expected to add about seven million tons. (Lintas)

INCREASING PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER 

Coal India Ltd. reported coal production at 67.2 million tons in November/ It increased at 1.2 per cent on an annual basis. However, during April-November 2025, total production actually decreased at 3.7 percent to 453.5 million tons compared to 471 million tons in the same period the previous year. (Exposkaltim)

INCREASING COAL PRODUCTION AT 9% 

PT Bukit Asam Tbk reported that until September 30th, 2025 coal sales reached at 67% of total production target this year. The production reached at 35.9 million tons. It increased at 9% from the same period the previous year from this year's production target at 50 million tons. (Kontan.co.id)

COAL EXPORTS ON JANUARY-OCTOBER 2025 

Statistics Indonesia (SI) showed that coal exports for the January - October 2025 period decreased at 4.10% to 320.37 million tons, from the same period last year reaching at 334.19 million tons. Total coal exports-including iron and steel, as well as CPO-provide a share approximately at 28.62% of Indonesia's total non-oil and gas exports. (Kontan)

INDONESIA CONTINUING TO USE THE COAL 

The President's special envoy for energy and Climate, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, said that Indonesia would not phase out the operation of steam power plants (SPP). According to Hashim, the source of electrical energy in Indonesia still uses fossil energy coal and natural gas. (Kontan)

IMPLEMENTATION OF COAL EXPORT DUTY 

Executive Director of the Yayasan Kesejahteraan Berkelanjutan Indonesia or Sustain, Tata Mustasya, welcomed the statement by Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa that he would implement export duties for coal commodities from 2026. This additional revenue can be used for renewable energy development. (Kompas)

SALES TARGET IN 2026 

PT Bumi Resources Tbk. Targets the coal sales to reach at 77 million to 78 million tons in 2026. This Target is called not to change significantly from 2025. This is stated by the Director of Bumi Resources, Maringan M. Ido Hotna Hutabarat. (Neraca.co.id)

REASON OF DMO COAL PRICE LOCKED AT US$70/TON 

The Ministry of Finance explained the reason why the price of domestic market obligation (DMO) special coal has not been increased since 2018. According to the Ministry of Finance's Senior policy analyst, Robert, the price of DMOS is locked at US$ 70 per ton to keep the energy subsidy budget from swelling. (Kontan)

CONTRIBUTION OF THE MINING SECTOR 

Director General of taxes, revealed that the contribution of tax revenue from the mining sector decreased slightly at 0.7% to IDR205.7 trillion in October 2025 compared to IDR207.1 trillion in October 2024. "However, the contribution of this sector is quite large at 11.4%," said Bimo. (CNBCInd.com)

EXPORT MARKETS IN 2026 GROWING AT 0,5% 

APBI-ICMA noted that the needs of the coal export market are projected to reach approximately at 1.069 billion tons in 2026, or growing approximately at 0.5%. This figure confirms that coal remains the mainstay energy source in the short-to-medium term for many countries. (Liputan6.com)

SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEMAND GROWTH 

The potential for significant growth in coal demand from countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and the Philippines is still open. This confirms that coal remains the mainstay energy source in the short-to-medium term for many countries, analysts said. (Liputan6)

THE GOVERNMENT HAVING NO RESPONSE TO IMA'S PROPOSAL 

Executive Director of the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA), Hendra Sinadia, admitted that his party had asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to review the coal DMO to be readjusted, but until now the application had not been responded to by the government. (Kontan)

DECREASING COAL IMPORTS AT 11% 

China recorded a decrease in coal imports from Indonesia up to 11 percent during January to October 2025. Statistics East Kalimantan assesses that this is related to the decrease in industrial activity and the high coal reserves in the country. This condition also reduces the contribution of East Kalimantan exports to the Chinese market. (Kontan)

INCREASING COAL IMPORTS TO JAPAN 

Japan recorded an increase in coal imports from Indonesia at 6.69 percent in October 2025, even it increased at 3.4 percent compared to the previous month. The increase was expected to be related to energy needs in the power plants sector ahead of winter. It was reported by the press. (Kontan)

FOUNDATION OF DIGITALIZATION INCREASING THE PRODUCTION 

Digitalization is an important foundation for MIND ID group in strengthening of the national coal industry from 41 Million to 100 Million in the future in responding energy needs and national downstream program. It is stated by Corporate Secretary of MIND ID, Pria Utama. (Liputan6)

CBF DISTRIBUTING 1.76 MILLION MT OF MRC 

Senior Assistant Vice President of coal business development of PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (EPI), Tumindang Sinurat, said that until October 2025, the Coal Blending Facility (CBF) in Cilegon had distributed at 1.76 million metric tons of Medium Rank Coal (MRC) to a number of strategic power plants in Java such as Jawa 7, Suralaya, Lontar, and Indramayu. (Liputan6)

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