Peak coal approaches for Indonesia
August 2010
Written by: Nicholas Newman
Peak coal approaches for Indonesia Indonesia has been a rising star of the global coal industry for years and is
now the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal. However, tighter restrictions on coal mining operations and the
need for infrastructural investment to reach new mines suggest the country will be unable to maintain its current
level of output growth. And just like the country’s oil and gas, export volumes will increasingly be challenged by
rising internal demand.
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