January 8, 2026 | 04:44 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia noted that the realization of investment in the energy sector throughout 2025 reached US$31.7 billion. This figure decreased by 1.9 percent compared to the realization in 2024 of US$32.3 billion.
Bahlil detailed that the investment came from the mineral and coal sector, amounting to US$6.7 billion, oil and gas US$18 billion, electricity US$4.6 billion, and new and renewable energy, as well as energy conservation (EBTKE) US$2.4 billion.
He explained that the correction in investment occurred in the electricity sector. According to Bahlil, the government will push for the acceleration of new power plant construction that has been approved in the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL).
"After this, I will have a meeting with PLN (electricity state company). We will push for the acceleration of the construction of new power plants that have been approved in the RUPTL. It will indeed require effort and hard work to achieve this," he said.
In addition to investment, Bahlil also presented the employment absorption in the energy sector throughout 2025. He claimed that the number of directly employed workers reached 871,574 people.
He mentioned that this figure does not include the indirect workforce, which could reach four to five times the number of direct workers. According to him, the energy sector continues to focus on creating employment opportunities despite relying on high technology.
Bahlil stated that these efforts are part of the state's responsibility in providing job opportunities for the people of Indonesia.
At the same time, the General Chair of the Golkar Party also presented the realization of non-tax state revenue in the ESDM sector. In 2025, oil and gas non-tax revenue was recorded at Rp105.04 trillion, which is 83.7 percent of the Rp125.46 trillion target.
Bahlil explained that the decrease in non-tax revenue occurred due to the difference in the Indonesian Crude Price (ICP). The government set the ICP assumption at US$80 per barrel in the 2025 State Budget. However, the average oil price throughout the year was only in the range of US$68 per barrel.
"Our production target was achieved, but the prices are currently decreasing. Indeed, commodity prices are currently dropping," he said.
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