December Reference Coal Price Set 122.51 US Dollars Per Ton

Price of coal (photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has set the Reference Coal Price (HBA) in December. This is stated in the Decree of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 3039.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2024 concerning Reference Metal Mineral Prices and Reference Coal Prices for November 2024.

In this Ministerial Decree, HBA was set in December for coal commodities of 6,322 kcal per kg GAR, a total motion of 12.26 percent, a total of Sulphur 0.66 percent, and Ash 7.94 percent increased to 122.51 US dollars per ton from the previous month which was priced at 114.43 US dollars per ton.

Furthermore, HBA is set for coal commodity I, in equal value of 5.300 kcal/kg GAR, Total Moisture 21.32 percent, Total Sulphur 0.75 percent, and Ash 6.04 percent to 81.59 or decreased from the previous month which was pegged at 83.46 US dollars per ton.

Meanwhile, the Reference Price for Coal commodity II is equal to a value of 4.100 kcal/kg GAR, a Total Moisture of 35.73 percent. Total Sulphur 0.23 percent and Ash 3.90 percent are set at 51.78 aka slightly decreased from the previous month which was set at 51.91 US dollars.

As for the reference price for coal III, in equality, the price is 3,400 kcal/kg GAR, Total Moisture is 44.30 percent, Total Sulphur is 0.24 percent and Ash is 3.88 percent at 35.28 dollars per ton, down from November which is priced at 35.57 US dollars per ton.