Key Takeaways
- • Indonesia raised most of its benchmark coal prices for the second half of the month, according to an Energy Ministry social media post cited by TradingView's headline coverage.
- • The headline and cluster coverage indicate broad-based gains across grades, with the Indonesian Coal Index strengthening across all grades in early October 2026.
- • Government benchmark prices (HBA) are a reference point for Indonesian coal pricing, and a separate report indicates the government has scrapped the requirement to use them as floor prices in minerals and coal sales.
- • Some grades moved in different directions in early October, with top-grade coal reportedly dipping below $101 while lower grades slid further.
Summary
Indonesia has increased most of its benchmark prices for coal for the second half of the period, according to an Energy Ministry social media post as reported by TradingView. The full article could not be retrieved, so this summary relies on headlines and snippets from related coverage.
Related reporting shows the Indonesian Coal Index strengthened across all grades on 9 October 2026, with ICI 5 (GAR 3400) leading the gains. Coverage of the first-half October benchmarks cited a 4,100 kcal/kg benchmark at $43.12 per ton, up $0.54 from the second half of September, and a 5,300 kcal/kg benchmark at $90.60 per metric ton. Another report described top-grade coal dipping below $101 while lower grades slid further in early October, indicating the moves were not uniform across grades.
Separately, Indonesia has reportedly scrapped a requirement to use government benchmark prices as the floor price in minerals and coal sales, according to a mining ministry report. A think tank has also argued that every 10 percent increase in the HBA raises Indonesia's actual export prices to China and India by only 5.9 percent, urging export reform.
Related reporting shows the Indonesian Coal Index strengthened across all grades on 9 October 2026, with ICI 5 (GAR 3400) leading the gains. Coverage of the first-half October benchmarks cited a 4,100 kcal/kg benchmark at $43.12 per ton, up $0.54 from the second half of September, and a 5,300 kcal/kg benchmark at $90.60 per metric ton. Another report described top-grade coal dipping below $101 while lower grades slid further in early October, indicating the moves were not uniform across grades.
Separately, Indonesia has reportedly scrapped a requirement to use government benchmark prices as the floor price in minerals and coal sales, according to a mining ministry report. A think tank has also argued that every 10 percent increase in the HBA raises Indonesia's actual export prices to China and India by only 5.9 percent, urging export reform.
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