Kabulkan 587 RKAB, KESDM Approves The 2024 Coal Production Plan Of 922.14 Million Tons

Coal (photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (Dirjen Minerba) revealed that it has approved 587 Work Plans and Budget (RKAB) for coal commodities.

Acting Director General of Mineral and Coal, Bambang Suswantono reported, until March 18, 2024, there were 883 RKAB applications and 587 RKAB and RKAB were approved, 121 were rejected, while the other 100 were returned with revisions.

"The rejection of RKAB during 2024 was 121 with the reason that the IUP SK was after 8 applications, PNBP had not paid 75 applications, FS and amdal 4, MODI/Dirkom 13, finance 8, PPM 11 and 2 other applications," said Bambang in a Hearing Meeting with Commission VII DPR RI, Tuesday 19 March.

Bambang said the amount of tonnage from the RKAB of coal approved in 2024 was 922.14 million tons, 2025 was 917.16 million tons, and 2026 was 902.97 million tons. Thus, the total tonnage of coal tonnage to be mined until 2026 is 2.7 billion tons.

Just so you know, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources through the Ministerial Regulation (Permen) of Energy and Mineral Resources number 10 of 2023 concerning Procedures for the Preparation, Submission, and Approval of the Work Plan and Budget for the Cost and Procedures for Reporting on the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities regulates the preparation and approval of the RKAB for mineral and coal mining business activities.

In Article 3 paragraph 1 of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources number 10 of 2023, it is explained that the preparation of the RKAB for the Exploration Activity Stage in the form of a plan for mineral and coal mining business activities to be valid for 1 year and the RKAB for the Production Operations Activity Stage for a period of 3 years.

Meanwhile, article 23 paragraph 2 regulates procedures for imposing administrative sanctions such as written warnings, temporary suspension of part or all business activities, or revocation of permits.