Minister Bahlil Denies Power Cuts Triggered by Coal Scarcity

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has denied that the power outages occurring in several regions on Java island, including Jakarta and Bandung, were caused by a coal scarcity. He is also working to ensure that such outages do not recur.

“Up to this day, and even tonight, there is a meeting with PLN to discuss this issue. The claim regarding coal scarcity is untrue, as our assignment has reached 170 million tonnes,” said Bahlil at the Presidential Palace Complex on Thursday (11/06/2026).

According to him, the outage conditions are purely due to problems within the power generation machinery. During the occasion, Bahlil also confirmed that outages had indeed taken place.

“There were just some troubles in several machines, as reported by PLN, and these will be resolved in the near future,” he said.

“There were outages yesterday. It has not been fully resolved, so we are accelerating the recovery process,” he replied.

Furthermore, Bahlil emphasised that the government and PLN are striving to prevent further rotational blackouts. “We are endeavouring to ensure there are no more outages,” he stated.

Previously, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of ESDM, Dwi Anggia, also denied that the power outages were caused by dwindling coal supplies for PLN power plants.

“There is certainly no depletion of coal supplies. There are indeed several technical disturbances. We have communicated with PLN to anticipate and prevent this event from recurring,” said Anggia, quoting CNN Indonesia, at the Ministry of ESDM on Thursday (11/06/2026).

Earlier, PLN had issued an official announcement regarding these outages via social media on Wednesday (10/06/2026). At least 14 areas in West Java have been affected by rotational power outages since Wednesday.