Policy on value added of coal to be issued soon

By Hiski Darmayana

In a bid to encourage coal miners to process coal into various products which generate greater value added, the government expects to complete within a month the revision of Government Regulation No 23/2010 on coal and mineral mining businesses.

Director General of Mineral and Coal R. Sukhyar said that the regulation is being revised to include description on the various forms of adding value for coal.

?The revised regulation will provide description on the various forms of adding value for focal such as coal gasification, liquefaction, and coal upgrading,? he said on Friday.

Sukhyar said that while the regulation would encourage miners to process coal to generate greater value added from the commodity, there will not be any sanction as it is not mandatory.

However, he said that the government will to provide incentive for miners investing in the processing of coal to generate greater value added, and will help them in getting the buyers for the processed products.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak