Commemorating the 81st Mining and Energy Day: Bahlil's 2026 Policy Roadmap
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to continuously strengthening energy independence and optimising national mineral wealth to drive progress and public prosperity.
Bahlil conveyed this via his official Instagram account in commemoration of the 81st Anniversary of Mining and Energy, which falls on Monday, 28 September 2026.
“Happy 81st Anniversary of Mining and Energy. In accordance with the directives of President @prabowo, we continue to realise energy independence and optimise mineral wealth to drive a progressive and prosperous Indonesia. Strong Energy, Sovereign Indonesia,” Bahlil wrote, as quoted on Monday (28/9/2026).
In line with this, the Ministry of ESDM has revealed several strategic programmes for 2026 to strengthen national energy security while encouraging the optimal use of mineral resources. These programmes cover the oil and gas sector, electricity, new and renewable energy and energy conservation (EBTKE), as well as the strengthening of the geological sector. The details are as follows:
- Directorate General of Oil and Gas
In the oil and gas sector, the Ministry of ESDM has noted several programmes with a total budget of approximately IDR 8.42 trillion. These include the construction of the Cisem II Natural Gas Pipeline (MYC 2024-2026) consisting of one section and one package valued at IDR 257.06 billion.
Furthermore, the construction of the Dumai Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline (MYC 2025-2027) involves two sections and two packages valued at IDR 2.045 trillion.
The government has also allocated a budget for the construction of the Cirebon-Bandung and Semarang-Solo-Yogyakarta Natural Gas Pipelines (MYC 2026-2028), comprising two sections and two packages valued at IDR 1.736 trillion.
Regarding the gas network, there is a Household Gas Network (Jargas) programme for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to develop 119,379 household connections with a budget of IDR 539.5 billion. Additionally, there is an expansion of household gas networks for 41,819 connections valued at IDR 328.33 billion, as well as a further Jargas expansion (MYC 2026-2028) for 959,232 connections with a budget of IDR 3.351 trillion.
The Ministry of ESDM also included a Converter Kit (Konkit) programme for farmers, involving 14,000 packages with a budget of IDR 150 billion.
- Directorate General of Electricity
In the electricity sector, the strategic programme budget for the Directorate General of Electricity reaches IDR 10.80 trillion. One of the primary programmes is the construction of village electricity infrastructure (Lisdes) for the 2026 fiscal year, covering 3,054 locations with a budget of IDR 10.338 trillion. Additionally, the government has allocated IDR 465.92 billion for the New Electricity Connection Assistance (BPBL) programme for 225,000 households.
- Directorate General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE)
For the new and renewable energy and energy conservation sector, the strategic programme budget reaches IDR 541.35 billion. This includes the construction of 39 solar power plant (PLTS) units with a budget of IDR 458.09 billion and the construction of three micro-hydro power plant (PLTMH) units through the 2025-2026 multi-year contract (MYC) with a budget of IDR 53.26 billion. The Ministry of ESDM is also preparing a programme for the mapping of potential and supervision of renewable energy (ABT) across 34 provinces with a budget of IDR 30 billion.
- Geological Agency
The Geological Agency has received an allocation of IDR 60.32 billion for the procurement of the Geomarin V vessel through the 2026-2027 multi-year contract.