Indonesia starts approving RKAB coal revisions, but volumes remain unclear

Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has started approving revisions to 2026 coal production quotas under the Work Plan and Budget (RKAB), with around a dozen coal producers having received approval, Bloomberg Technoz quotes Director General of Minerals and Coal Tri Winarno as saying on August 19.

Although Mysteel Global could not independently confirm the news, Tri is quoted as saying some mines that had been idled due to RKAB issues have been allowed to resume operations. However, Tri he did not name them, nor did he disclose how much additional production the approvals cover. The news