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Page 1 of 2 Storage site for standardizing prepared in Banten
JAKARTA: State electricity company PT (Persero) is committed to replace state revenue which reached Rp14 trillion per year, provided coal plant needs are met. PLN President Director Dahlan Iskan SOE believes a strong desire to replace electricity that the state revenue comes from royalties and proceeds from the production of coal (DHPB) from the holder of the contract work agreement for coal mining (PKP2B method). He hopes the effort can overcome the problem of shortage of fuel plants. "So far it's paying PKP2B [remittance to the state] in the form of royalties to the central and local governments in the form of rupiah, not coal. We suggest that the obligation be submitted in the form of coal just to PLN," he said yesterday. Dahlan explained PLN will replace the income that should be received by the Government, according to which they should. Thus, the state will not be harmed because of the revenue should be obtained from fixed PKP2B paid PLN. On the other hand, the red plate stun company also benefited because getting coal for the plants. Based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), about 47 companies that produce PKP2B been depositing funds of around Rp11, 26 trillion, which comes from royalties and DHPB, and deadrent amounting to Rp23, 15 billion in 2009. Of the total production reaching PKP2B 197 million tons, approximately 41 million tons of coal are supplied to meet domestic demand. According to Dahlan, the company has set up locations in Banten province in order to accommodate all PKP2B coal, as well as a place of mixing (blending) and standardization of such coal. "Telkom already has around 70 hectares of land in Banten and that could be used to accommodate all the coal from PKP2B." Dahlan said the state-owned electricity was a strong desire to accommodate all PKP2B coal that had been handed over to countries in the form of rupiah, just waiting for government approval. "This idea is not necessarily accepted by the government. We're waiting for that approval. If the Director General Minerbapabum [Bambang Setiawan], I am sure they agree to it because it's easier and they do not need to create a special container to accommodate the coal," said Dahlan. Wait for approval Ministry of Energy and assess the desire to replace the electricity that comes from state revenues and royalties from companies DHPB PKP2B must obtain the approval of central and local government. Directorate General Secretary, Coal, and Geothermal Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Witoro Soelarno revealed that state revenues are deposited in the form of royalties by mining companies PKP2B permit holders are not only cash into the central government, but also local governments. "If you want to replace the deposit of PLN's royalty, it still must be further reviewed and discussed in inter because it involves many parties, especially the central government [Ministry of Finance] and the region," he said. According to him, the desire electricity using coal directly from the government share of 13.5% PKP2B is not easy to be realized. The reason, he said, the government accumulated in DHPB are submitted in the form of in cash. "Local government has a right of total DHPB is, therefore proposed that PLN should be studied further," said Witoro.
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