PLN seeks partnership with coal miners to secure coal supply

By Thomas Sembiring

State-owned electricity firm PT PLN is seeking partnership with coal mining companies in the country including through acquisition in a bid to secure coal supply for its coal-fired power plants.

This was said by Head of Coal Division at PLN, Harlen to Petromindo.com on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Coal Buyers and Producers Meeting held by Petromindo Group.

Harlen said that so far a number of coal companies have been engaged in discussions with PLN in relation to the proposed coal supply cooperation. He declined to disclose the name of the companies.

He also said that PLN has set up an open system whereby the company invites coal miners to submit their mine profile and type of coal output in a bid to obtain information about coal mine distribution in the country and types of coal, information valuable for PLN among others in designing technology of its power plants.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak