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Tuesday, 02 March 10
INDONESIA'S PROTECTED FORESTS NOW OPEN TO DEVELOPMENT
 The Jakarta Globe reported that, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a decree to allow mining, power plants and other projects deemed strategically important to take place in protected forests.
The decree, which took effect on Feb. 1, is certain to anger environmental groups given that the country already has one of the fastest rates of deforestation in the world.
“The use of forest areas for development activities can be done for unavoidable strategic purposes,” said the decree, which said key development projects included power plants, renewable energy, toll roads and train lines.
The decree said open-pit and underground mining could take place in production forests, which is a forest area considered neglected or abandoned after trees have been cut.
“In a protected forest, mining can be done through underground mining,” the decree said.
The decree defined mining activities as including oil and gas, minerals, coal and geothermal.
Yudhoyono has pledged to cut red tape and prevent overlapping regulations from slowing down projects ranging from mining to toll roads. Increasing exploitation of mineral resources and speeding up infrastructure development are seen as keys to boosting growth and creating jobs.
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“President has pledged to cut red tape and prevent overlapping regulations from slowing down projects ranging from mining to toll roads”
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State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina has urged the Forestry Ministry to allow geothermal activities in protected forests as most of the country’s geothermal reserves are located in these areas.
There has frequently been confusion over whether companies can exploit resources in forest areas, with various ministries requiring permits.
The Forestry Ministry recently asked Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold to submit a request to use land in a protected forest area, a ministry official said on Tuesday. Freeport operates the huge Grasberg copper and gold mine in Papua. Grasberg has the world’s largest recoverable reserves of copper and the largest gold reserves.
In 2004, the government allowed 13 mining firms, including Freeport, to continue mining operations after the introduction of a law in 1999 that banned open-pit mining in forested areas.
Last month, police temporarily shut the Jorong coal mine in Kalimantan operated by a unit of Thailand’s top coal miner, Banpu, over a permit problem. Banpu said the closure would only have a slight impact on production at its domestic unit, PT Indo Tambangraya Megah.
Indonesia has struggled to attract fresh investment into mining, as well as for developing new oil and gas fields, partly due to uncertain regulations and red tape.
The government has previously said it expected mining investment to hit $2.5 billion this year, up from $1.81 billion in 2009, supported by greater certainty after the introduction of new mining regulations.
Source: The Jakarta Globe
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Tuesday, 16 February 10
KPMG PENS 6-POINT STRATEGY FOR COAL INDIA RESTRUCTURING
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has appointed KPMG Advisory Services Pvt Ltd to advise on consolidating its position as the country’s prime energy provid ...
Monday, 15 February 10
MINING LAW TO BE REVISED
Law No. 4 of 2009 on mineral and coal mining will be revised after a working visit of the Bangka Belitung (Babel) Provincial legislative assembly (D ...
Monday, 15 February 10
EURO COAL PRICES SOFTEN AS CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS START
Prices of prompt cargoes of coal for delivery into Europe weakened last week on a lack of European demand and market nerves over the possible impact ...
Monday, 15 February 10
INDONESIAN COAL SUFFERS SETBACK AS SUMATRA RAIL LINE HELD UP AGAIN
State-owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam’s $1.06 billion rail project in Sumatra faces more delays, and the cost of the project i ...
Monday, 15 February 10
MEC INFRA TO COMMISSION INDONESIA RAIL PROJECT
A joint venture between Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (Rakia) RAK Investment Authority and Minerals Energy and Commodities Holdings, a f ...
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- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- White Energy Company Limited
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- The University of Queensland
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Australian Coal Association
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
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