Prabowo Receives Report from Bahlil on Energy Security Programme

President Prabowo Subianto received a latest report from Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia regarding the implementation of government programmes related to energy resilience.

At the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday afternoon, Bahlil said he also consulted with President Prabowo on the routine work of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

“Yes, I came to report to the President to consult on the routine work of the ESDM Ministry. Yes, concerning energy, and also concerning electricity,” said Bahlil in response to journalists’ questions when met before the meeting.

The limited meeting between the President and the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources lasted approximately 15 minutes. Afterwards, Bahlil left the Presidential Palace, but said he would return to accompany the President during the state visit of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Merdeka Palace on Monday afternoon.

After the meeting with Bahlil, the President went on to receive the Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI), Ahmad Muzani, who was accompanied by several deputy speakers, including Lestari Moerdijat, Bambang Wuryanto, Eddy Soeparno, Abcandra Akbar Supratman, Hidayat Nur Wahid, and Rusdi Kirana.

Before entering the core area of the palace, Muzani explained that the arrival of the MPR RI leadership today was part of a courtesy visit with President Prabowo.

“Today we came to invite the President to the Annual Session of the MPR, which is planned to be held on Friday, 14 August,” said Muzani in response to journalists’ questions.

Subsequently, the President was scheduled to receive the official visit of PM Charnvirakul at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday at 4.30pm Western Indonesia Time (WIB).

The arrival of PM Charnvirakul was confirmed by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya to journalists.

“This afternoon, Thai PM Charnvirakul will come to Jakarta and will be received by President Prabowo at the Merdeka Palace at 4.30pm WIB,” said Teddy.

The official visit of PM Charnvirakul to Jakarta is his first since he was officially sworn in as Thailand’s 32nd prime minister in September 2025. The visit also marks the first by a Thai prime minister in 15 years.