We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Thursday, 04 February 10
NO AMDAL, NO COAL MINING IN KALIMANTAN: MINISTRY
 To prevent further environmental damage, the government has said it would revoke the licenses of mining firms operating in Kalimantan that do not have environmental impact analysis documents (Amdal).
The State Environment Ministry said it would use its new authority, as stated in the 2009 Environmental Law, which gives the ministry the authority to revoke business permits.
“We have sent a fact-finding team to South Kalimantan to check whether coal mining firms have secured Amdal,” the ministry’s deputy for spatial planning, Hermien Rosita, said Monday.
“The team will also verify if mining firms have complied with the Amdal papers.”
She said the office also planned to send another team to East Kalimantan to assess the coal mining companies operating in the area.
The enforcement of Amdal will help protect ailing environmental conditions across Kalimantan, she said.
“We have long been informed of the poor environmental management of several mining firms in Kalimantan,” Hermien said.
| “We have sent a fact-finding team to South Kalimantan to check whether coal mining firms have secured environmental impact analysis documents” - Hermien Rosita, ESDM |
However, she said, as the authority to issue Amdal had been designated to local administrations, the ministry’s authority to intervene had been restricted.
Article 77 of the new environmental law stipulates the environment minister can impose administrative sanctions on business owners and their activities if local administrations intentionally fail to deal with serious environmental violations.
Article 111 stipulates that officials who issue environmental permits without Amdal will be subject to a maximum three years in jail and/or a Rp 3 billion fine.
Kalimantan, the country’s richest province for coal deposits, has long been under pressure to better regulate huge and overlapping licenses awarded to companies to exploit coal.
Nine regents in South Kalimantan province for example, have granted principal permits to 229 mining companies allowing them to mine deposits of coal in 200,000 hectares of the Meratus protected forest.
East Kalimantan only has 19.8 million hectares of land, but regional chiefs have granted overlapping permits, mainly to mining and plantation firms in about 21.7 million hectares.
Activists have said that selling business permits to dig the natural resources had been a common practice to increase the local budget.
The government itself admitted that many companies had no Amdal documents before commencing operation.
The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) said that many existing Amdal documents were made through a “copy and paste” system without discussion with local communities about the projects.
Amdal papers are basic documents to determine whether business activities are environmentally feasible in a particular area.
The documents are required for the issuance of business permits. Since the implementation of regional autonomy, local administrations have been authorized to manage natural resources in their area.
A study from the state environment minister showed that only a quarter of the country’s 460 municipal and regency administrations have set up Amdal commissions to issue the document.
Source: The Jakarta Post
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Tuesday, 09 February 10
EURO COAL-PROMPT SLIDES WITH OIL PRICES
* April S.African cargo trades at $83.50/T FOB, unchanged
* April DES cargo trades at $74.75 a tonne, down $1/T
* Russia's Kuzbassrazrezugol sees ...
Monday, 08 February 10
BLACK RIDGE MINING APPOINTS INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
Australian-listed Black Ridge Mining has announced the appointment of David Tuit as an independent consultant to assist with the assessment of the c ...
Monday, 08 February 10
SOUTH AFRICAN EXPORT COAL RISES FOR FIRST TIME IN FOUR WEEKS
Prices for coal shipped from South Africa’s Richards Bay, the continent’s biggest export facility for the fuel, posted their first gain ...
Monday, 08 February 10
NTPC HOPES TO START ON 500-MW PROJECT IN SRI LANKA BY FEB-END
NTPC sources told Business Standard, “All formalities from our government and NTPC have been completed.
The opinion of the Sri Lankan atto ...
Sunday, 07 February 10
AN AUSTRALIAN FIRM HAS SIGNED A $60BN DEAL TO SUPPLY COAL TO CHINESE POWER STATIONS
Clive Palmer, chairman of the company, Resourcehouse, said it was Australia's "biggest ever export contract".
Under the deal, the firm ...
|
|
|
Showing 6016 to 6020 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- White Energy Company Limited
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Australian Coal Association
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- PTC India Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
|
| |
| |
|
