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Page 1 of 2 JAKARTA:
The government recommends that the State electricity company PT
(Persero) has a specific location to store reserves of coal stock
(buffer stock), thus providing security guarantees power supply
company.
This is related to the company's desire stun the red plates which plans to mine da-ri holders of mining permits (KP) in order to secure supplies of other plants. Director General of Electricity and Energy Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Jacobus Purwono assessing the presence of buffer stock is far more secure supply of coal, instead of holding mining rights and mining. "If my advice, PLN should have a specific location to manage a buffer stock of coal, both from the holders of mining or PKP2B [agreement for coal mining work," he said, in Building MPR / DPR, Monday night. With the existence of such a buffer stock, he added, would provide security guarantees primary energy plants, both in terms of supply and price fluctuations of coal. According to him, PLN's coal stocks are not only at each plant for the time during the 30 days only, but also in some other place that could accommodate the power plant's fuel purchases and contracts of all types of coal. "If high prices for coal, electricity can be used to purchase brakes. So also at a good price, he [PLN] can buy. If you've collected in one place, it can be supplied to each plant." Purwono explain coal at the site housed the buffer stock, it can be done mixing, compounding, and processing tailored to the needs and specifications of boilers calories each plant. Problem investment needs, he said that electricity SOEs can assess the level of economical when compared to other coal mining working. "By having coal reserves so large, plant fuel have adequate security, both supply and price. If you took the KP-KP, it's meant to buy electricity from the miners." Associated with a location that allows used as a buffer stock of coal, Purwono said we could be in Pulau Laut, South Kalimantan, Bangka Lampung, Kepulauan Seribu, or other strategic location.
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