Muhammadiyah Has Great Potential To Manage This Mining

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia while inspecting the gas station in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Saturday (14/12/2024). (DOC. ANTARA)

BALIKPAPAN - Muhammadiyah religious organizations have great potential to manage the mine of the former Coal Mining Concession Work Agreement (PKP2B) owned by PT Adaro Energy Tbk. This was directly revealed by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia.

"If I don't forget it belongs to Adaro, most likely," said Minister Bahlil when met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, quoting ANTARA, Saturday, December 14.

He said that the mining management permit has now been processed and is just waiting for the permit to be issued.

"It's in the process," he said.

Furthermore, he said that the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) religious organization had already obtained a mining business permit (IUP) to manage the former PKP2B PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC).

"It's running, it's finished, the IUP has come out," he said.

The government has prepared six coal mining areas that have produced or former Coal Mining Concession Work Agreements for religious mass organizations.

The Special Mining Business Permit (WIUPK) area which can be managed by religious mass organization business entities is a coal mining area that has produced or land from the former first generation Coal Mining Concession Work Agreement.

The six WIUPKs prepared are the former PKP2B land of PT Arutmin Indonesia, PT Kendilo Coal Indonesia, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, PT Adaro Energy Tbk, PT Multi Harapan Utama (MAU), and PT Kideco Jaya Agung.

The rules governing religious organizations can manage mines are contained in Government Regulation (PP) 25/2024 concerning Amendments to PP 96/2021 concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities (Minerba).

Article 83A PP 25/2024 states that the new regulations allow religious community organizations such as NU and Muhammadiyah to manage special mining permit areas (WIUPK).