Jakarta-Government asked to review the policy plan restriction exports of coal to calorie 5700 kcal/kg that will begin to be applied in 2014.

Because, until now there is no technology to increase the calories of coal that has been proven technically and commercially to improve the quality of coal.

According to the Chairman of the Presidium Chairman of Indonesian Mining Society (MPI) Herman Afif Kusumo, Friday (30/09/2011), in Jakarta, upgradding coal process that has been done is merely a pilot project has not reached the industrial and commercial plant.

With the restrictions on the export of coal up to 5700 calories kcal / kg, there are more than 40 percent of national coal production will be banned for export. In addition, the volume of coal production is not expected to be absorbed in the country reached more than 120 million tons.

This has the potential to decrease state revenues in the mining sector more than 30 percent, reduced the workforce by 52 percent, and reduced funding of community development (community development) to 59 percent.

If explored further the regulatory aspect, the clause in the Mining Law No. 4 of 2009 does not mention that within 5 years of coal exports should be limited to the basic obligations of an increase in value added.

"Article 170 specifically requires that only holders of contracts of work (COW) to perform the purification of its mining products no later than 5 years after the Act was published," said Herman.

Provisions of Article 170 this can be said to support and complement the provisions in Article 103 and part of the explanation that holders of IUP obligated to do the processing and refining in the country.

It was to increase the value of the product availability of industrial raw materials, labor absorption, and increased state revenues.