FLASH: Indonesia ups 2026 coal output target to 733 mln t

Indonesia has revised its 2026 coal production target upward to 733 million tonnes from the previously announced level of around 600 million tonnes, easing supply concerns in the seaborne thermal coal market.

The revision was disclosed by Siti Sumilah Rita Susilawati, Secretary to the Director General of Minerals and Coal at Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), according to a Bloomberg report on March 2 that was later republished by the Indonesian Coal Mining Association on March 3. "Then the