JAKARTA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Indonesian state coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam expects its coal sales to increase by 13 percent this year on firm demand from the power sector, its president director said on Thursday. Bukit Asam plans to sell 14.5 million tonnes of coal this year, with about 12.7 million tonnes supplied from its own production. It will buy the rest from other producers. The firm sold 12.8 million tonnes in 2008, Sukrisno told reporters. "Coal demand globally is indeed slowing because of the financial crisis.
But there will be new power plants coming on stream this year in the country and elsewhere," he said after a hearing with parliament. Three new power plants with total generating capacity of 1,000 MW are due to come onstream this year as part of the government's crash programme to add 10,000 megawatts of generating capacity through coal-fired power stations. Bukit Asam had committed to supply 3 million tonnes per year for the programme, Sukrisno said. more...
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