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Tuesday, 02 March 10
INDONESIA'S PROTECTED FORESTS NOW OPEN TO DEVELOPMENT
 The Jakarta Globe reported that, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a decree to allow mining, power plants and other projects deemed strategically important to take place in protected forests.
The decree, which took effect on Feb. 1, is certain to anger environmental groups given that the country already has one of the fastest rates of deforestation in the world.
“The use of forest areas for development activities can be done for unavoidable strategic purposes,” said the decree, which said key development projects included power plants, renewable energy, toll roads and train lines.
The decree said open-pit and underground mining could take place in production forests, which is a forest area considered neglected or abandoned after trees have been cut.
“In a protected forest, mining can be done through underground mining,” the decree said.
The decree defined mining activities as including oil and gas, minerals, coal and geothermal.
Yudhoyono has pledged to cut red tape and prevent overlapping regulations from slowing down projects ranging from mining to toll roads. Increasing exploitation of mineral resources and speeding up infrastructure development are seen as keys to boosting growth and creating jobs.
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“President has pledged to cut red tape and prevent overlapping regulations from slowing down projects ranging from mining to toll roads”
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State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina has urged the Forestry Ministry to allow geothermal activities in protected forests as most of the country’s geothermal reserves are located in these areas.
There has frequently been confusion over whether companies can exploit resources in forest areas, with various ministries requiring permits.
The Forestry Ministry recently asked Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold to submit a request to use land in a protected forest area, a ministry official said on Tuesday. Freeport operates the huge Grasberg copper and gold mine in Papua. Grasberg has the world’s largest recoverable reserves of copper and the largest gold reserves.
In 2004, the government allowed 13 mining firms, including Freeport, to continue mining operations after the introduction of a law in 1999 that banned open-pit mining in forested areas.
Last month, police temporarily shut the Jorong coal mine in Kalimantan operated by a unit of Thailand’s top coal miner, Banpu, over a permit problem. Banpu said the closure would only have a slight impact on production at its domestic unit, PT Indo Tambangraya Megah.
Indonesia has struggled to attract fresh investment into mining, as well as for developing new oil and gas fields, partly due to uncertain regulations and red tape.
The government has previously said it expected mining investment to hit $2.5 billion this year, up from $1.81 billion in 2009, supported by greater certainty after the introduction of new mining regulations.
Source: The Jakarta Globe
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Friday, 22 January 10
ENERGY ADVISORY COUNCIL MULLS - COAL EXPORT BAN
The National Energy Council, which advises the House of Representatives and the president on energy issues, has begun to debate a proposal to ban ex ...
Friday, 22 January 10
MERCATOR EYES MORE COAL MINES IN INDONESIA
India’s second-largest private shipping company Mercator Lines is looking at acquiring more coal mines in Indonesia as part of its strategy&nb ...
Friday, 22 January 10
BHAKTI ENERGI IN TALKS OVER COAL VENTURES IN KALIMANTAN
PT Bhakti Energi Persada, one of Indonesia’s biggest miners of brown coal, revealed on Thursday that it was in talks to form a joint venture w ...
Friday, 22 January 10
SHENHUA ENERGY 09 YIELDED 210MN TONS COMMODITY COAL
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. yielded 210 million tons of commodity coal in 2009, hiking 13.2% year on year, the Chinese energy titan announced tod ...
Friday, 22 January 10
JSW ENERGY TO INVEST RS 4,500 CRORE IN COAL MINES ABROAD
The Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Energy is planning an investment of Rs 4,500 crore (US$ 978,260,869) to acquire coal mines abroad and another of Rs 1 ...
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- White Energy Company Limited
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Australian Coal Association
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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