ADCO Law has Successfully Advised Indonesia’s First Integrated Industrial and Ports Estate to Supply Electricity to Freeport Indonesia’s Smelter
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ADCO Law has Successfully Advised Indonesia’s First Integrated Industrial and Ports Estate to Supply Electricity to Freeport Indonesia’s Smelter

ADCO Law represented PT Berkah Kawasan Manyar Sejahtera (“BKMS”), a subsidiary of PT AKR Corporindo, Tbk and the operator of JIIPE Industrial Estate in Gresik, East Java in a Power Purchase Agreement with PT PLN (Persero) (“PLN”) and back-to-back Power Purchase Agreement to PT Freeport Indonesia (PT FI). PLN will supply the electricity needs of…

Postponement of the Implementation of Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 26 of 2021
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Postponement of the Implementation of Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 26 of 2021

Electrical energy is vital to support our daily lives and activities both on a household and large industry scale. However, electrical energy that is generally used in Indonesia comes from power plants that use fossil fuels. The disadvantage of using fossil fuels is that their combustion produces greenhouse gases, and that increases the concentration of…

Most Causes of Disputes in Indonesian Mining Sector
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Most Causes of Disputes in Indonesian Mining Sector

There are many challenges in implementing the Mining Law and other regulations related to mining activities, particularly in disputes of ownership of shares in companies, overlaps of mining area, sale and purchase of mining commodities, mining service contracts, and investment failures.

Summary of Changes in the Indonesian Mining Law
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Summary of Changes in the Indonesian Mining Law

The Mining Law has not yet resolved legal issues related to licensing, processing and/or refining, protection the affected community, and sanctions. Therefore, on 12 May 2020, the House of Representative (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat “DPR”) passed the Bill of the Mining Law.  As of 10th June 2020, this Mining Bill has been signed by President Joko Widodo and passed into the New Mining Law (Law no. 3 of 2020).