Jakarta, June 10 -- The Trade Ministry has issued a new regulation that will centralize all Indonesian coal exports under a designated state-owned enterprise (SOE).

Under Minister of Trade Regulation (Permendag) No. 15 of 2026, the government will implement a phased transition before granting state-owned giant PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (PT DSI) exclusive exporting rights.

"The initial spirit is that exports of the strategic commodity coal can only be carried out by the government," the ministry's Director of Exports of Industrial and Mining Products, Muhammad Rivai Abbas, told reporters at an online briefing on Tuesday (June 9).

"However, there need to be adjustments along the way, so this transition will be carried out in stag...