PT Bukit Asam (PTBA) is expected to expand into Myanmar by establishing a joint venture with a local company to run a power plant project. PTBA previously said it was assessing three ways to expand its business to Myanmar: Through coal delivery to the country; mining activities; and a power plant development project. PTBA will also supply coal for its Myanmar power plant project as part of the company's expansion of coal export destinations. Currently, China is the main consumer of Indonesia's coal. PTBA has carried out a number of power plant projects as part of its business development, aiming to shift from being solely a coal miner to an integrated energy company, according to president director Milawarma. Last year, PTBA completed the construction of its own mine-mouth coal-fired steam power plant, with a capacity of 3x10 megawatts, near its mine site in Tanjung Enim, South Sumatra. PTBA uses 24 megawatts in electricity generated from the power plant to support its mining operations and sells the remaining 6 megawatts to PLN. The company is also expecting to complete a 2x8-megawatt coal-fired power plant at its Tarahan port facility in Bandar Lampung, Lampung, later this year.

The company provided sales guidance for the full year of 2013. It is expecting to sell up to 20.68 million tons of coal by the year-end, a 35% increase from 15.3 million tons a year earlier.