PKN upbeat to achieve output target

By Cepi Setiadi

Coal mining company PT Pesona Khatulistiwa Nusantara is optimistic it will reach the production target of 5 million tons from its Kelubir and Sekayan concessions in East Kalimantan this year..

President Director Jeffrey Mulyono told Petromindo.com on Wednesday that currently it has thus far produced about 60-70 percent of the target.

"As of August, we have produced more than one million tons of the (annual) target of 1,750, 000 tons from Kelubir," he said.

Meanwhile, the Sekayan concession which is targeted to produce about 3.25 million ton, has thus far produced 2 million tons.

The firm produced about 2.5 million tons and sold about 2 million tons coal in the first half of the year.

Editing by Johannes Simbolon