JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has given permission for mining companies to carry out the exploitation activities of up to 25 percent even though the government has not issued approval for the Work Plan and Budget (RKAB) 2026.
This is stated in Circular Letter (SE) Number 2.E/HK.03/DJB/2025 regarding RKAB 2026 which was signed by the Director General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Tri Winarno on December 31, 2025. This rule will only apply on March 31, 2026.
For information, this regulation aims to provide certainty for the implementation of mining activities for metal minerals and coal in 2026 as part of the change in the RKAB approval from a three-year period to one year.
He explained that the permit to carry out the addition was only imposed on companies that had obtained the RKAB approval for 2026.
This policy also applies to mining companies that have submitted a request for approval of RKAB adjustments for 2026 through the RKAB-related information system, but have not yet received approval.
Then, mining activities are also allowed for companies that have placed reclamation guarantees for the Production Operation stage in 2025 and have obtained the Forest Area Use Approval (PPKH) for the Production Operation stage.
Meanwhile, if the RKAB 2026 has been approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the RKAB approval issued becomes a guideline for holders of IUP, IUPK, IUPK as a Continuation of Contract/Agreement, KK, and PKP2B stages of Production Operations activities in the implementation of mining business activities.
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