ASSISTANCE FOR THE STUDY OF POTENTIAL COAL DOWNSTREAMING PROJECTS IN SOUTH SUMATRA

Community service aims to provide assistance to the government in conducting academic studies to provide an overview and estimation in various aspects studied such as: planning, technical, legal, economic, financial, social sustainability and so on on objects selected as research or pre-feasibility studies (Pre FS) which are then compiled in the form of reports that will be useful for stakeholders (investors, community, government, private entrepreneurs and others) which aim to improve the investment climate in Indonesia which is getting better especially in the field of coal downstreaming with Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) derivative products. The method of implementing this work is carried out using primary data collection techniques (interviews), secondary (data or documents related to the project), surveys and focus group discussions (FGD) on a number of competent parties and related to the business sector. The results of the work are then transformed and presented in the form of a Pre-Feasibility Study report in various forms comprehensively containing all aspects studied in this study, and then promoted in various media, activities and events carried out in various places at home and abroad.