Since 2014 the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), together with other stakeholders such as the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Regional Governments in 31 Provinces, and including elements of civil society, have been involved in the running of Coal and Mineral Coordination and Supervision. One of the main focuses of Coal and Mineral Coordination and Supervision is the improvement in the upstream sector, which finds that there are still many overlapping permits and non-compliance of permit owners with several obligations stipulated by statutory regulations.

Therefore, the seriousness and consistency of various parties are needed to improve coal governance so that its management brings more significant benefits than losses to society, and of course, contributes positively to national development and economy.

Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia held a public discussion entitled “Improving Coal Mining Governance in Indonesia” and Report Launching: Arrangement of Coal Permits in Coal and Mineral Coordination and Supervision, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)” to find out more about the portrait of the problem and the efforts to rectify it through the Coal and Mineral Coordination and Supervision, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and local governments, particularly in the coal sector.