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        "id": 1941598,
        "msgid": "bahlil-issues-geothermal-utilisation-permit-for-mount-ungaran-exploration-area-covers-29-800-hectares-1787745217",
        "date": "2026-08-26 17:34:32",
        "title": "Bahlil Issues Geothermal Utilisation Permit for Mount Ungaran, Exploration Area Covers 29,800 Hectares",
        "author": "Mas Alamil Huda",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has issued a geothermal utilisation permit for the Mount Ungaran working area in Central Java, covering 29,800 hectares across Semarang and Kendal regencies. The permit has been delegated to state electricity company PT PLN, which must still secure spatial planning, forest area use, and environmental approvals before exploration can begin. The environmental permit phase is expected to involve extensive stakeholder consultation.",
        "content": "<p>Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has\nissued a permit for the utilisation of geothermal energy in the Mount\nUngaran working area, Central Java. The land to be explored covers\n29,800 hectares.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Division at\nthe Central Java ESDM Office, Dwi Suryono, said the exploration and\ngeothermal utilisation permit for the Mount Ungaran Geothermal Working\nArea (WKP) is stipulated in ESDM Ministerial Decree Number\n134.TK\/EL.04\/MEMBPE\/2026. The geothermal business permit has been\ngranted or delegated to PT PLN (Persero).<\/p>\n<p>The ministerial decree was issued in March 2026. Subsequently, in\nJune 2026, a Risk-Based Business Licence was also issued through the\nOnline Single Submission (OSS) system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, the permit has been issued to explore the geothermal\npotential in the Mount Ungaran WKP, covering approximately 29,800\nhectares, which administratively lies in Semarang Regency and Kendal\nRegency,\u201d Dwi said in an interview in Semarang on Wednesday\n(26\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Although the permit has been issued, Dwi noted that PLN cannot\nimmediately commence exploration. PLN must first obtain a Spatial\nUtilisation Activity Suitability Approval (PKKPR).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, if it is in a forest area, there must of course be a\nForest Area Use Approval (PPKH),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, the most important thing is the environmental permit, and\nthis phase is quite lengthy. There will be a forum in the environmental\npermit process that will invite all stakeholders, including\npolicymakers, the community, NGOs, and others, to provide suggestions\nand input regarding the activity,\u201d Dwi added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bahlil-issues-geothermal-utilisation-permit-for-mount-ungaran-exploration-area-covers-29-800-hectares-1787745217",
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