Unpacking Indonesia’s Coal Supply Chain Problem
Behind the recent electricity rationing in Java–Bali lies a deeper problem: the lack of transparency in Indonesia's coal supply chain. Without addressing it, the country will…
Blackout, the DMO Debate, and Unpacking the Real Problem
Changing the DMO price alone will not resolve the crisis if upstream governance remains opaque. What Indonesia needs is a Just Economic Circuit to make the energy transition……
PWYP Indonesia Shares ‘Data Storytelling’ Methodology at the Launch of EITI’s Global Toolkit
Jakarta – The global energy transition, which is driving unprecedented demand for critical minerals, is having a disproportionate impact on local communities. While the extractive…
Raising Coal DMO Prices Falls Short of Addressing the Root Cause of PLN’s Coal Supply Crisis
Bahlil Lahadalia argues that the Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) coal price has caused a supply crisis for PLN’s power plants. But will simply raising the DMO price solve the…
Electric Stoves, Energy Transition, or Import Substitution?
This Rp815 billion program deserves to be tested through more than a fiscal lens. It must also be examined through the lens of a just energy transition. The debate over electric…
Indonesia Faces Pressure to Back Deep Sea Mining Pause
Environmental groups are pressing Indonesia to support a global pause on commercial deep sea mining before a decisive UN seabed summit in July. The call places Jakarta in a…
Realizing Regional Social-Ecological Fiscal Justice Through the Regional Green Parliament
"Natural resource-producing regions bear the heaviest burden of ecological damage, while regions that protect their forests are ironically 'punished' with minimal fiscal capacity…
Mercury Bust At Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port Exposes ASEAN Wide Green Financial Crime Coridor
Civil society organizations call on ASEAN and member states to treat the April 2026 mercury seizure as a test case for the region's new environmental rights framework JAKARTA /…
Public Dissemination: Advancing Human Rights and Business through Learning from Indonesian Mineral Cases
JAKARTA, June 22, 2026 – How does a corporate leader make decisions when investment demands, business sustainability, human rights, and community interests are in conflict? This…