Low water levels in the Barito River, caused by El Niño, are threatening to prolong dry conditions and constraining coal movements.

The entities involved

• Indonesia →

  island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania

  • Indonesia is purchasing 48 Kaan fighter jets, discussing bilateral ties and expanding cooperation in trade and defense sectors.Mon 16:40
  • A conference has been held establishing South-South cooperation, drawing on the historical spirit of Bandung.Mon 16:20
• El Niño →

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  • El Nino is causing global weather patterns to bring heat and dryness to various regions, testing global food output.Mon 16:37
  • Climate patterns are causing severe rainfall deficits in Negros.Mon 16:36
• Kalimantan →

  Indonesian part of the island of Borneo

  • Prabowo Subianto ordered investigations into fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan.Mon 03:36
  • Fires are actively affecting multiple provinces including South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan.Sun 15:51
• Barito River →

  river in South Kalimantan, Indonesia

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Regulatory bottlenecks are causing production halts for Bayan Resources in Indonesia.Sep 14
• President Prabowo Subianto directs aid response for fire and irrigation needs in Central Kalimantan due to El Niño.Aug 27
• Amid extreme dry conditions and fires in South Kalimantan, officials are calling for the establishment of borewells to manage severe water shortages.Aug 26
• IEA forecasts a 7% fall in US coal demand, while El Niño is causing hydropower output reductions in India.Sep 21
• High imports of Indonesian coal are driving up pressure on coal usage amid El Nino conditions, with power sector imports jumping 85.6%.Sep 17