Indonesia Resumes Coal Exports Amid Pressure From Philippines, Japan, South Korea to Lift Ban

Indonesia Resumes Coal Exports Amid Pressure From Philippines, Japan, South Korea to Lift Ban
An interior area of the Chinese PT.OSS power plant in Kendari, Indonesia, in 2021. Courtesy of Xiao Yonghong
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The Indonesian government will gradually allow the resumption of coal shipments, with 14 vessels loaded with coal permitted to leave the port on Monday, a senior minister said, amid pressure from major buyers to revoke the country’s ban on coal exports.

Indonesia imposed a month-long ban on coal exports on Jan. 1, due to insufficient supply at domestic power plants, which raised concerns that it could lead to widespread blackouts.

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