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Monday, 01 June 09
LAHAT RELIES ON COAL FOR GROWTH
Lahat regency in South Sumatra spans 6,618.27 square kilometers, encompasses 19 districts and covers 528 subdistricts and villages. It is inhabited by 371,693 people (based on 2008 data), consisting of several native communities from the Lematang, Kikim, Pasemah and Lintang tribes, and newcomers from Java, Sulawesi and other provinces in Sumatra.
Most people living in rural areas seek a living by growing coffee, rubber and farming, while those living in urban areas work as civil servants and employees in the private and trade sectors.
Lahat, which commemorated its 140th anniversary on May 20, borders Muara Enim and Musi Rawas regencies in the north, Muara Enim, Rejang Lebong regencies and Bengkulu province in the east and Pagar Alam municipality and South Bengkulu regency in Bengkulu in the south.
In general, the soil condition and natural resources in Lahat are quite fertile and have great potential for agricultural purposes, such as food crops, plantations, forestry, mining and tourism.
According to Lahat Regent Saifudin Aswari Riva'i, among the potential sectors in the regency, coal mining has become the prime investment in the past several years.
"Currently, at least 10 mining concessions, four mining survey companies and 43 coal exploration companies are available in Lahat. We target a coal output of at least 8.53 million tons, a marked increased from last year's 2.86 million tons," said Saifudin at his residence in Lahat recently.
Based on data at the Lahat Mining Office, coal reserves are found in a number of locations, such as in Lubuk Tuba at a volume of 4.14 million tons, Muara Cawang (6.54 million tons), Sungai Berau (11.49 million tons), all in the initial analysis stage, and in Tanjung Baru at a volume of 6.21 million tons in initial exploration.
Other mining potentials include limestone, granite, marble, sandstone, pumice and clay, while the agriculture and plantation sectors include cash crops and horticul-ture, and from coffee, rubber, oil palm, pepper, candlenut, clove, coconut, cinnamon and teakwood, to natural silk.
According to Saifudin, his administration has made concerted efforts to provide facilities to investors, such as a one-gate licensing service and reducing various fees that have so far burdened them.
"For investors who wish to explore coal mining here, they should be able to build and provide infrastructure, such as access to the mining sites.
"We expect the natural resources could empower the community and improve their well being," said Saifudin, who has turned his once sacred office into an open place for discussions and for members of the public to air their aspirations.
Besides its mining and agricultural sectors, Lahat is also home to many natural tourist sites, such as remnants of the megalithic era, waterfalls, caves, rivers and hot springs. The megalithic complex is believed to be the largest in the country and third largest in the world after Egypt and England.
Saifudin, who has led the regency for the past four months, has announced changes for the better in every sector.
Apart from accelerating development by capitalizing on its natural wealth, alongside Vice Regent Sukadi Duadji, Saifudin has announced various development programs that are in favor of the people, such as building proper homes, providing bereavement donations and free legal aid for the less privileged, outside the free education and healthcare provided by the provincial administration.
"In the initial stage we will build 2,000 homes, and proceed building up to 5,000 units for civil servants and other communities, such as sidewalk vendors, ojek *motorcycle taxis* and pedicab drivers, so they will have the same chance to get homes. We will be selective so those who already own homes, especially civil servants, will not receive any again."
Source: The Jakarata Post
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Monday, 15 June 09
POWER PLANT SUFFERS FROM COAL CRISIS - THE STATESMAN
The 3,000 mw NTPC-Kaniha power plant, the second biggest in the country, is facing an unprecedented coal crisis with stocks dipping to a low of only ...
Saturday, 13 June 09
CLEARLY THE DRIVER FOR DRY BULK MARKET SEEMS TO BE IMPORTS BY CHINA - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
COALspot.com (Singapore): The market saw mixed results last week. The beginning of the week saw the indices dropping including the futures , however t ...
Friday, 12 June 09
SOUTH SUMATERA SPEEDS UP INTERNATIONAL HARBOR CONSTRUCTION - TEMPO INTERACTIVE
The South Sumatera Government will speed up construction of the international harbor Tanjung Api-Api. The harbor is a strategic entry point for comm ...
Friday, 12 June 09
CHINA SHENHUA NOT EYEING NEW FOREIGN COAL MINES - MEDIA
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd , the top Chinese coal miner, will not consider buying any major overseas mines before it starts operating the Watermark ...
Friday, 12 June 09
CHINA TOP POWER COS SIGN REGIONAL COAL DEALS - REUTERS
China's top five power generating groups have signed 2009 coal supply contracts with miners in Guizhou and Xinjiang, with prices up 4 percent on th ...
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- White Energy Company Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Australian Coal Association
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
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