The House Of Representatives Approves The Rp8.11 Trillion KESDM Budget Ceiling, The Biggest Directorate General Of Oil And Gas

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JAKARTA - Commission XII of the DPR RI approved a budget ceiling of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources for the 2026 budget year of Rp. 8,117,997,491,000 or Rp. 8.11 trillion.

The details of the distribution of the Rp8.11 trillion budget allocation are intended for the Secretariat General (Setjen) of KESDM amounting to Rp565.2 billion, the Inspectorate General (Itjen) of KEDM Rp138.7 billion, the Directorate General of Oil and Gas (Ditjen Migas) Rp3.1 trillion.

Furthermore, the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Electricity Rp731.7 billion, the National Energy Council (DEN) Rp7.6 million, the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) Rp729.4 billion, the Geological Agency Rp695.7 billion, the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) Rp323.3 billion, the Directorate General of New Energy, Renewable and Energy Conservation (Ditjen EBTKE) Rp880.4 billion, and the Aceh Oil and Gas Management Agency (BPMA) Rp102.3 billion, and the Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Ditjen Gakkum) of Rp70 million.

"Commission XII of the DPR RI approved the Budget Ceiling of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources for the 2026 Fiscal Year of IDR 8.11 trillion," said Chairman of Commission XII DPR Bambang Patijaya, Monday, July 14.

Bambang added that Commission XII of the DPR RI also appreciated the achievements of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia which received an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) of the Republic of Indonesia on its 2024 financial statements and asked all BPK RI recommendations to be followed up.

On the same occasion, Bahlil said that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources obtained Unqualified (WTP) from the BPK for the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. According to him, this was obtained from support from Commission XII.

Bahlil also mentioned that the overall realization of PNBP in the ESDM sector until the end of June 2025 had reached IDR 117.11 trillion or around 46 percent of the target of IDR 254 trillion for 2026.

"So God willing, we can achieve the overall APBN target for 2025, even though it's really hard work, ladies and gentlemen, it's really hard work because commodity prices are ups and downs," said Bahlil.