The 2020 profit is expected to be higher than in 2019, Ogi Prastomiyono told reporters, without providing a 2019 forecast.

State coal miner Bukit Asam, which is part of Mining Industry Indonesia, is targeting a profit of around 4 trillion rupiah next year, he said.

(Reporting by Wilda Asmarini; writing by Tabita Diela; editing by Jason Neely)