Jakarta, July 31, 2025 – Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia continues to strengthen the role of civil society in preventing corruption in the energy and natural resources (SDA) sector. In today’s discussion with the National Strategy for Corruption Prevention (Stranas PK), the main focus was on enhancing collaboration, oversight, and the implementation of anti-corruption actions in the mineral and coal (minerba), oil and gas (migas), and forestry sectors. This discussion reaffirmed a shared commitment to transparency and accountability, with PWYP positioned as a long-standing partner of Stranas PK ready to drive broader initiatives.
During the meeting, Stranas PK emphasized the importance of external oversight to ensure internal policies align with corruption prevention goals. PWYP was invited to submit critical issues that need regulation or review, as part of efforts to advance governance at the grassroots level. Support from other civil society organizations (CSOs) was also warmly welcomed, with the hope of bolstering collaboration in monitoring and preventing corruption. Policy papers were deemed crucial for stronger internal initiatives, particularly in mapping prevention actions that must be transparent, accountable, and aligned with on-the-ground conditions.
One of the discussion highlights was the strengthening of the Mineral and Coal Information System (SIMBARA), which is currently being dissected to improve completeness, traceability, credibility, accountability, and consistency. Drawing from EITI data, discrepancies in payments to the state often reach up to 5%, which should be reflected in accurate information. Stranas PK encouraged ministries/agencies (K/L) to maximize the absorption of potential revenues and Non-Tax State Revenues (PNBP) from mineral and coal and migas, even though coal lifting has not yet occurred. PWYP suggested that K/L explanations should align with SIMBARA mechanisms to avoid mismatches.
Regarding Beneficial Ownership (BO), the finalization of the Ministerial Regulation for BO verification is being piloted with Dukcapil, where business actors must report BO in accordance with their NIK— the system will automatically reject it if it doesn’t match. The revision of the Presidential Regulation on BO is also a Stranas PK target, with approval from Kemenkumham, although BO compliance levels remain a challenge. The BO implementation roadmap has not yet been received, so field verification in the forestry sector and new actions need evaluation for impactful outcome harvesting.
The discussion also covered new actions in the forestry sector, with an emphasis on field verification to ensure actual conditions align with plans. PWYP encouraged all prevention actions to stay on the right track, avoid complacency, and align with civil advocacy activities. Questions about Do’s and Don’ts guidelines for CSOs in effective communication became a follow-up note.
The discussion concluded with a commitment to sustained collaboration, including submitting issues to Stranas PK, piloting BO verification, and strengthening SIMBARA. PWYP Indonesia will continue to monitor this implementation for transparency and law enforcement in the ESDM and SDA sectors. Let’s work together to strengthen corruption prevention for natural resources justice! Follow our updates and join the advocacy.
Writer: Ledis Sixti
Reviewer: Meliana Lumbantoruan