President Jokowi: Mining Permits For Mass Organizations Have Strict Requirements
JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo said that Special Mining Business Permits (IUPK) for community organizations (ormas) have strict requirements and are given to business entities or cooperatives owned by mass organizations."What is given is once again business entities in mass organizations, the requirements are also very strict," said President Jokowi when giving a press statement after reviewing the location of the 79th Indonesian Independence Day Ceremony at IKN, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, June 5.IUPK is given to business entities owned by mass organizations, both in the form of cooperatives and limited companies (PT). Jokowi denied that IUPK was given to the institution or community organization itself, but its business institution."Whether it is given to cooperatives in mass organizations or possibly PT and others. So the business entity is given (IUPK), not the mass organization," said the President.Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will handle technical evaluations regarding the issuance of IUPK for religious organizations, before the permit is issued by the Ministry of Investment/BKPM.Head of the Communication, Public Information and Cooperation Service (KLIK) Bureau of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Agus Cahyono explained that there are criteria that must be met by religious mass organization business entities to get WIUPK offers and obtain mining management permits, such as financial capabilities, technical capabilities, and management capabilities.WIUPK or the Special Mining Business License Area that will be offered to religious mass organizations will also be regulated by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.The government has also issued derivative regulations in the form of presidential regulations that regulate further provisions regarding WIUPK's priority offers to business entities belonging to religious community organizations.To note, Government Regulation (PP) Number 25 of 2024 opens opportunities for business entities belonging to religious community organizations (ormas) to manage coal mining businesses during the 2024 – 2029 period.
PP 25 of 2024 is an amendment to Government Regulation Number 96 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities.