The One-Door Strategy at the Danantara Gate
The government is centralizing the export of coal, palm oil, and iron alloys through a single special state-owned enterprise (BUMN) under Danantara. This represents a bold leap in…
Danantara Export Agency Considered Potentially Harmful to Energy Transition
KOMPAS.com - The government’s plan to establish a commodity export agency under the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara) is considered likely to hinder…
Government Mandates Centralized Exports Through Danantara, Will the State Benefit?
The government will require exports of strategic natural resources to go through a newly established export body, PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI). But will this truly…
Natural Resource Exports Must Go Through State-Owned Enterprises, Beware of Corruption and Monopoly Risks Like the New Order Era
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The government has mandated that exports of natural resource commodities be centralized through the state-owned export company, PT Danantara Sumberdaya…
Management of Natural Resources and Energy Exports by Danantara Raises Concerns about Governance and Monopoly
JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto's policy of establishing an export agency for several strategic commodities under the Nusantara Anagata Power Investment Management Agency…
Narrative Warfare Behind Nickel Downstreaming: Information Operations in Indonesia’s Energy Transition Debate
The issue of nickel downstreaming in Indonesia is no longer merely an economic debate—it has become an information battleground involving various actors. Energy transition has…
Civil groups urge ASEAN to prioritize just energy transition amidst Middle East crisis
Civil society and resource justice groups are urging ASEAN leaders to place a “just and inclusive energy transition” at the center of the bloc’s response to the ongoing Middle…
Non-Subsidized Fuel Price Hike Triggers Consumer Migration
PravadaNews – The price of non-subsidized fuel (BBM) from PT Pertamina (Persero) experienced an increase on Monday, May 4, 2026. The non-subsidized fuels subject to price…
Import Duty Exemption for LPG and Plastic Raw Materials is Pragmatic
PravadaNews – The Indonesian government will implement an import duty exemption for LPG and plastic raw materials for six months. Initially, the import duty for LPG and plastic…
Methane Not Counted, Coal Industry Emissions Data Is Actually Higher
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from the coal industry remains inaccurate. So far, the government has focused too heavily on carbon dioxide (CO₂), while other emissions, such…