Welcoming The Digital Coal Long-Term Contract System, PLN: Anticipating Fluctuating Price Conditions

PLTU: (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN welcomes the long-term contract scheme to purchase coal. Especially with the monitoring of domestic market obligations (DMO) which are monitored digitally and integrated with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources database system.

According to PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo, this system can guarantee the availability of coal in steam power plants (PLTU). ," said PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo in a statement quoted by Antara, Friday, March 4. PLN claimed that the average stock of coal available at power plants had been above 15 days of operation. coal at 70 US dollars per metric ton helps PLN to secure coal supply in the midst of price spikes. Systemically, PLN has made a paradigm shift in monitoring and controlling coal supply, which initially focused on monitoring the unloading point to focusing on the loading point. . This monitoring step, continued Darmawan, is not only done physically in the field, but also through the integration of a digital monitoring system between the PLN system and the system at the Directorate General of Coal Minerals at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. planned deliveries can be loaded according to plan," said Darmawan.

In the event of a loading failure, he said, the digital integrated system would immediately lock, so it would not allow suppliers to export. realization of coal supply was delivered according to schedule. In the midst of price fluctuations in the international market, PLN ensured the security of coal supply for the needs of the company's power plants located in various regions in Indonesia. However, thanks to PLN's quick steps to change the mechanism of the coal monitoring system and transform it into a digital one, the coal supply is now in a safe condition.