Coal has composition which is similar to fuel oil, so that coal can be an alternative source of liquid fuels. Unfortunately the government solely exploits coal by the two functions, The first is exporting coal that ranges from 75%-80% and the second is the function as electric steam power plant. The writer believes that these potential resources are possible to be exploited more than those two functions, therefore The government should stop exporting coals to other countriy and process them as indonesian potensial enery.
The first reason is indonesia is not abundant in terms of non renewable resources including fuel but in fact, indonesia still becomes the major petroleum consumers. As a result indonesian government had to spent 20 Million USD in 2014 to import not only fuel but also refined oil.
The second reason is the availability of coal in indonesia which is very abundant and has been proven to reach 120 Tons of all over indonesia. Because of the highly abundance of availability, the government should be able to utilize it as an alternative to resolve the problem of the increasing level of high level fuel consumption in indonesia.
The third reason is to process raw commodities such as coal that will establish a new industry. Indsutries in indonesia seems to be a chain of interconnection. If a new industry develops, it will encourage the establishment of other industries. By developing new industries more employment will be provided.
As a final point, coal should not be exploited to produce processed materials for electricity purpose and for export use because coal could be utilized to prosper the society. The government should stop exporting coals to other countries and process them as indonesian potential energy. By processing coal in our country as fuel, the society of indonesia will not be difficult to buy and acquire fuel.
By: Rischa Pratiwi Sahrum | Executive Board of Hasanuddin English Community
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