Coal production in 2023 is targeted at 695 million tons. The majority of coal production is to meet export needs. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif said, of the production of 695 million tons in 2023, 177 million tons will be used to meet domestic demand. Meanwhile, as much as 518 million tons for export needs. "We are targeting exports of over 500 million tons. The price of coal will still be quite good, according to our estimates in 2023 due to the problem of global energy balance which still requires coal support," said Arifin at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jakarta, Monday (30/1/2023) . The realization of coal production in 2022 is 687 million tonnes. This figure is higher than the target of 663 million tons. Furthermore, of the 687 million tons, 193 million tons were for domestic needs. Then, as much as 494 million tons for export. Arifin said that the coal target for domestic needs in 2023 is smaller than the realization in 2022. This is considering a number of government steps to reduce emissions. "Why did it go down from 193 million tons to 177 million tons, of course there are efficiency programs that we have to do to reduce emissions and also the efficiency of coal-consuming plants," he said.

Source: https://finance.detik.com/energi/d-6541858/ri-mau-eksport-500-juta-ton-batu-bara-tahun-ini.