US Invests IDR 12.6 Trillion in Coal Sector

JAKARTA - The United States has invested 700 million US dollars (around Rp12.6 trillion) in the coal sector, mainly to maintain coal-fired power plants (PLTU), coal mines, and finance the construction of new export terminals.

"The investment of 700 million US dollars, which I announced today, will protect 14 coal-fired power plants and 42 coal mines, as well as to build two new power plants and one new very large export terminal," Trump said at the White House, Washington D.C., United States, reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Friday, June 5.

The investment will help save more than 14,000 jobs in the United States, he added, and will reduce the cost of electricity for Americans by 50 billion US dollars (about Rp903 trillion).

In March 2025, Trump promised to revive the coal industry in the United States so that it could better compete with China, which relies heavily on coal in power plants.

He also authorized his administration to begin producing energy he called "beautiful, clean coal".

Then, in April of the same year, Trump signed four executive orders to revive the coal mining industry and increase energy production.

The first order, Trump instructed the US departments and agencies to remove various discriminatory policies against the coal industry and lift the lease moratorium that restricts various new coal projects on American land.

The second order is to impose a moratorium on Joe Biden-era policies, which threaten to close coal-fired power plants.

Then, Trump's third order aims to increase the security and reliability of the electric grid by ensuring that grid policies prioritize the production and transmission of safe and effective energy, rather than implementing policies that discriminate against coal and other fossil fuels.

The fourth executive order asks the US Department of Justice to crack down on and investigate "radical left" policies in Democratic-led states, which discriminate against coal in ways that are unconstitutional.