Indonesia's largest coal producer world

Indonesia and Australia until now is still the country's largest coal producer in the Asia Pacific region, said Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Thursday (4 / 12). n the event sambutanya ceremony "Upgraded Brown Coal (UBC) Demonstratin Plant" in the environment Satui sub district, Tanah Bumbu (Tanbu), South Kalimantan, the minister said, in the future there are three major projects that digarap Indonesia to develop the processing of coal that is Faction Coal, Coal Gasifaction and UBC. UBC is a factory that works to improve the quality of coal from a low rank coal which have the same nature with a higher level. This is intended to meet world energy needs, considering the majority of coal-owned Indonesian still rank low calorie.

UBC technology is expected to be able to produce clean coal that can maintain stability in energy supply needs. Coal with the results of the high value of calories and water pollution and very low suitable to the needs of domestic and foreign (export). UBC in the operation of the technology environment Subdistrict Satui intended as an example of UBC's first factory in Indonesia is carried out even in the world. If it technically able to develop better in the long term will begin to be developed as a commercial factory.UBC pilot factory with a capacity of low-ranking 1,000 tons per day is the bait to produce coal rank high with a capacity of 700 tons per day. However, the economic future of the factory expected to produce coal rank high with a capacity of at least 5,000 tons per day.UBC facilities built factory in the village of River vinegar, Satui sub district, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan. With the consideration that the example of coal that has been tested on the scale Pilot in Mariveles, comes from the working area of PT Arutmin, in which willing to provide the location.

UBC pilot factory used as a means of research, development, and also as a means of training for the new service. UBC pilot plant products will also be used to test the characteristics of the coal results of the UBC, including test burning boiler that uses both in Japan and in Indonesia, precisely in PLTU Suralaya and Tarahan. Commitment from the demonstrators or the dedication to the local government with community participation can maintain the existence of UBC. Pengoperasianya that the system can provide an opportunity later manpower for the greater community. "Our goal late in 2009 a pilot plant UBC has become commercial. To in 2010, its larger five times from the factory that is now," says Purnomo. Also present at the event that ceremony Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Mr.Kojiro Shio Jiki, the Governor said, H. Rudy Ariffin, Kajari Batulicin, I Made Suarnawan and Kapolres Land of Spices, AKBP Irianto.