Antara News·Indonesia·Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM

Indonesia forms new ministry to speed up downstreaming, Bahlil says

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..our focus is on downstreaming, with 90 percent of total investment concentrated in the energy and mineral resources sector,

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said the establishment of the new coordinating ministry was aimed at accelerating the implementation of President Prabowo’s targets for downstreaming and energy transition.

Speaking after his inauguration at the State Palace on Thursday, Bahlil, who also serves as Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, said he would carry out his duties in both positions effectively, particularly in achieving downstreaming and energy transition targets included in the President's priority programs.

"As we know, one of the President’s programs under Asta Cita concerns downstreaming and energy transition. We must consolidate these efforts through the Coordinating Ministry to accelerate implementation going forward," he noted.

He said the new coordinating ministry would coordinate relevant ministries and institutions, including the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming, to achieve these targets. The coordinating ministry's office will remain at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).

"The office will remain at the Ministry of ESDM. And our focus is on downstreaming, with 90 percent of total investment concentrated in the energy and mineral resources sector," Bahlil explained.

Regarding the ministries and institutions that will be placed under the Coordinating Ministry for Downstreaming and Energy Transition, the minister said he was still awaiting a presidential regulation on the establishment of the coordinating ministry.

Earlier on Thursday, President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated the National Police Chief, several ministers, and deputy ministers in the Red and White Cabinet at the State Palace in Jakarta.

The President inaugurated Suyudi Ario Seto as National Police Chief; Sugiono as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture; Listyo Sigit Prabowo as Presidential Chief of Staff; and Dudung Abdurachman as Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs.

Arrmanatha Nasir was also sworn in as Foreign Minister, Sarmuji as Industry Minister, Dedy Prasetyo as Head of the National Agrarian Reform Agency, and Police Commissioner General Fadhil Imran as Deputy Head of the North Coast Authority.

Also inaugurated were Dradjad Hari Wibowo as Deputy Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs; Nurkolisoh Ibnu Aman and Luky Afirman as deputy finance ministers; and Irwan Meilano as Deputy Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.

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