Bahlil Asks For A 2027 Energy And Mineral Resources Budget Of IDR 21.67 Trillion

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia proposed a 2026 budget of IDR 21.67 trillion.

This amount increased by Rp13.56 trillion from the 2026 Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources ceiling of Rp8.11 trillion.

Bahlil said this addition came from the budget of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2025 which only disbursed Rp7.1 trillion from which more than Rp15 trillion was allocated.

He also asked for a budget of IDR 5 trillion to run the village electricity program which is a direct request from President Prabowo Subianto.

"So the total is around Rp. 21.67 trillion," said Bahlil in a working meeting with Commission XII of the DPR, quoted on Thursday, August 28.

Bahlil detailed that the lisse program budget will be used to electrify 5,700 villages, 4,400 hamlets, and 68 other points throughout Indonesia, which so far have not been electrified.

For the village electricity program with the state budget, he said, a budget of IDR 5 trillion is budgeted and it is targeted to reach 1,135 locations, the most in Papua 24 percent, Sulawesi 19 percent, and Sumatra with a portion of around 16 percent.

Meanwhile, the budget requirement for the village electricity program from 2025 to 2029 is IDR 61.65 trillion which will be carried out by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources together with PT PLN.

Di sisi lain, program Bantuan Pasang Baru Listrik (BPBL) juga terus dijalankan pada 2026 mendatang dengan alokasi anggaran sebesar Rp644,58 miliar. Sementara anggaran pengawasan BPBL Rp20 miliar.

Terdapat proyek pipanisasi gas bumi, serta masifikasi jaringan gas (jargas) untuk sektor rumah tangga yang butuh anggaran ekstra pada tahun 2026 mendatang.

Dengan demikian, Direktorat Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi (Migas) dan Direktorat Jenderal Ketenagalistrikan mendapatkan alokasi anggaran masing-masing sebesar Rp10,13 triliun dan Rp5,87 triliun.

"Dalam memenuhi apa yang menjadi target prioritas Bapak Presiden untuk di 2026 terkait pemipaan, lisdes, dan jargas, maka kami sampaikan ada penambahan anggaran," tandas Bahlil.

On the other hand, the Electricity New Installation Assistance (BPBL) program will also continue to be run in 2026 with a budget allocation of IDR 644.58 billion. Meanwhile, the BPBL supervision budget is IDR 20 billion.

There is a natural gas pipeline project, as well as gas network masification (jargas) for the household sector which requires extra budget in 2026.

Thus, the Directorate General of Oil and Gas (Migas) and the Directorate General of Electricity received a budget allocation of IDR 10.13 trillion and IDR 5.87 trillion, respectively.

"In fulfilling what is the priority target of the President for 2026 regarding depletion, lisdes, and jargas, we convey that there is an additional budget," said Bahlil.