Why Are Mining Work Plans and Budgets (RKAB) Approvals Delayed?
One week into 2026, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has yet to issue approvals for the 2026 Work Plan and Budget (Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Belanja/RKAB) for…
PWYP’s Recommendations on Reducing Coal Production
The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia Coalition urges the government to immediately implement a policy to cut national coal production. The coalition insists that this policy…
Coal Flooded by Oversupply, PWYP Urges Government to Rein in Production
KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia Coalition urges the government to immediately implement its plan to reduce national coal production. The policy,…
Discourse on Cutting Coal Production Is Seen as Needing to Accelerate the Energy Transition
KOMPAS.com — The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia Coalition believes that the government’s discourse on cutting coal production must become a momentum to accelerate the…
The High Cost of Coal Gasification Projects
Coal Gasification Projects Require Rp 480 Trillion in Investment. Considered More Suitable for Research Than Application. The GOVERNMENT has promoted the downstream processing of…
Why Redirecting LPG Subsidies to Coal-Based DME Is Harmful
The Government Redirects LPG Subsidies to Coal Gasification. It Has Failed Before. The GOVERNMENT plans to redirect liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) subsidies to the dimethyl ether…
Mining in Kalimantan Has Gone Too Far, Civil Society Groups Push for a Moratorium
Samarinda, IDN Times – The call for a moratorium on mining permits is once again gaining traction, this time emerging from Kalimantan—long regarded as the heart of Indonesia’s…
The Call for a Mining Permit Moratorium Grows Stronger as Kalimantan’s Ecological Crisis Reaches a State of Emergency
WARTA PONTIANAK – The strong call for a moratorium on mining permits has resurfaced, this time emerging from Kalimantan—Indonesia’s powerhouse of extractive natural resources.…
Exposing the Systemic Mechanisms of Cost Recovery Inflation within SKK Migas
law-justice.co – The cost recovery mechanism has long been promoted as a backbone of national oil and gas exploration. The state guarantees operating and investment costs for oil…
Through G20, Indonesia Moves Closer to the Global Critical Minerals Supply Chain
At the upcoming G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 22–23 November 2025, Indonesia will bring several important and urgent proposals. As one of the voices of the Global…