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View all search resultsThe energy minister has taken an "all stick, no carrot" strategy to pressure firms into start pumping oil and gas from stalled projects, threatening hundreds of wells with the prospect of losing their permits.
According to the ministry's renewables director general, the Bangka Belitung Islands and West Kalimantan are two priority provinces under consideration as a potential site for developing Indonesia's first nuclear power plant toward a 2032 on-grid target.
Riau Governor SF Hariyanto said small-scale mining in Kuantan Singingi must be urgently brought under control to safeguard the Kuantan River, a vital water source for the province that supports around one million people. The river has long been polluted by illegal gold mining, which uses hazardous chemicals such as mercury in the extraction process.
The Indonesian oil industry has met its crude lifting target set in the 2025 state budget, marking the first time the country managed to do so in almost a decade, while gas output failed to meet the goal.
Starting April 2026, the government will not roll out diesel fuel import allocations for private companies, as it anticipates a surplus of approximately 4 million kiloliters of the fuel driven by the upgraded Pertamina refinery and B50 biodiesel policy.
Two nickel associations have formally objected to a potential fine of nearly $400,000 per hectare per year under a new ministerial decree targeting mining activities in forest areas, saying it could lead to industry-wide inequality.