CNBC Indonesia hosted Mining Forum 2026 under the theme \u2018What is the\nState of the Indonesian Mining Industry?\u2019, presenting strategic dialogue\nthat brought together regulators, policymakers, industry leaders and\nstakeholders. Vice Chairman for Legal and Tax at the Indonesia Mining\nAssociation (IMA), Ezra Sibarani, said in the Mining Forum 2026 that\nthere were several developments in the domestic mining industry. One\nissue attracting the attention of miners is the cut in production\ntargets for mineral and coal commodities in the RKAB 2026. RKAB 2026\nsets coal production targets at 600 million tonnes, down from 790\nmillion tonnes in 2025, while nickel production is targeted at 260\u2013270\nmillion tonnes, far below RKAB 2025\u2019s 379 million tonnes. The scale of\nthe coal production reduction has shocked miners due to the size of the\ncut and the lack of clarity on the criteria used to set it. Miners have\nalready prepared investments to maximise production and meet customer\ncommitments, so RKAB 2026 risks disrupting targets and causing\nlosses.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Irwandy Arif, Chairman of the Indonesia Mining Institute,\nnoted that the mining sector faces several sentiments including the\nRI\u2011US and EU trade agreements related to critical minerals, Nickel\nPassport obligations, price decline cycles, and sudden RKAB quota\npolicies and implications of the US\u2013Iran conflict. He argued that the\nsector faces short- and medium-term pressures, and that policy measures\nare needed to strengthen structural integrity and transparency; without\nthis, the mining sector could enter a crisis-like transition.<\/p>\n
Echoing IMA, Gita Mahyarani, Executive Director of the Indonesia Coal\nMining Association (APBI), said RKAB 2026 policy uncertainty has\npersisted for a month, with miners lacking clarity on quotas and with\nAPBI member quotas cut by 40\u201380% without explanation. Sudirman Widhy,\nChairman of the Indonesian Association of Mining Experts (Perhapi),\nadded that quota reductions in RKAB 2026 disrupt long-term mine\nplanning, which is critical for production and miners\u2019 financial\nviability and could lead to worker layoffs.<\/p>\n
Wakil Ketua Umum I ASPINDO, Ahmad Kharis, warned that 85% of coal\nmining work is performed by ASPINDO; if coal production falls by 25% in\n2026, 25% of equipment and human resources would be idle. The\nuncertainty over production quotas could also affect banking and\nmultifinance financing, further straining miners\u2019 finances.<\/p>\n
On RKAB 2026, Siti Sumilah Rita Susilawati, Secretary of the\nDirectorate General of Mineral and Coal (Dirjen Minerba) at the Ministry\nof Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), representing Tri Winarno, said\nRKAB 2026 is not a production cap but a production\narrangement\/adjustment. The policy relates to three matters: an\nimbalance between supply and demand that pressures prices (particularly\nnickel), price stability, and the sustenance of Indonesia\u2019s mineral\nreserves.<\/p>\n
Herry Permana, Assistant Deputy for Mineral and Coal Development at\nthe Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, representing Deputy for\nEnergy and Mineral Resources Elen Setiadi, said RKAB 2026 policy is\nlinked to energy security and Indonesia\u2019s downstream plan.<\/p>\n
In the view of Bambang Patijaya, Member of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives Commission XII, RKAB 2026 is a new policy with pros and\ncons; quota adjustments are not meant to restrict coal and nickel\nproduction but to sustain Indonesia\u2019s minerba sector, and thus deserve\nsupport.<\/p>\n
APLSI\u2019s Chief of the Primary Energy Value Chain Committee, Ferry Dwi\nNugraha, said the early 2026 RKAB dispute caused disruption to coal\nsupplies to power plants and led to reduced supply as miners postponed\nshipments due to quota uncertainty.<\/p>\n
For more details, watch the dialogue with Shafinaz Nachiar and Ezra\nSibarani, and Irwandy Arif with Gita Mahyarani and Sudirman Widhy with\nAhmad Kharis and Siti Sumilah Rita Susilawati with Herry Permana and\nBambang Patijaya and Ferry Dwi Nugraha at Mining Forum 2026, CNBC\nIndonesia (Friday, 6 March 2026).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/video-rkab-coal-and-nickel-2026-cuts-is-the-mining-industry-safe-1772801958", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }