JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Director General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) Tri Winarno admitted that he had approved 580 million tons of the Work Plan and Budget (RKAB) of coal mining companies.
"If you use the 2026, it's almost finished. 580 (million tons)," he told the media, Friday, March 27.
He added, until now the RKAB approval process is still ongoing. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is also still allowing mining companies to carry out production activities of 25 percent. This applies to several criteria until the approval of the Work Plan and Budget (RKAB) for 2026 is issued.
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.
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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