In 2017, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) targeted coal production of 413 million tons. This figure is lower than the 2016 target of 419 million tons. This was done to curb the uncontrollable surge in coal production. In 2016, coal production exceeded the target, reaching 434 million tons.
The Director General of Minerals and Coal (Dirjen Minerba) stated that the increase in production the following year was due to the large number of small-scale Mining Business Licenses (IUP) entering the exploitation phase. If production targets are limited, then the government will inevitably have to restrain the mining activities of these IUPs.
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