The Japanese government responded a request from the government of Indonesia by egreeing to carry out a "Master Plant Study Of Human Resources Development Plant For Coal Mining" (Here-in-after called the Study).
In its long-term demand and supply scenario currently present by the Indonesian geverment, coal production for 2008/09 has been estimated as reaching 120 million tons, and de,and is forecast to reach 95.83 million tons, leaving a remaider for approxmately 24 million tons for explort.