Indonesia transfers 137 hectares of former coal mines to Kopassus

The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has transferred 137.1 hectares of former coal mining land to the Ministry of Defense to support the operations of the Special Forces Command (Kopassus).

The assets, consisting of 102 plots of land located in Jembayan Village, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, have an acquisition value of Rp70.68 billion. The land originated from a coal mining business agreement with PT Multi Harapan Utama (MHU).

According to Rakhmawati, Head of the State Property Management Center at the Ministry of ESDM, the transfer of these state assets through a change in the status of State-Owned Goods (BMN) is a form of synergy between ministries. She noted that such collaboration is necessary to maintain national sovereignty and security, particularly given Indonesia's strategic position.