EnergyMiners willing to export coal and face fines than sell domestically, observers sayA worker unloads coal from a barge into a truck at the Karya Citra Nusantara port in North Jakarta, Indonesia in this January 2022 photo. Experts warn the country faces a worsening power crisis. © ReutersREZHA HADYAN, NATSUMI KAWASAKI AND FATHIYA DAHRULJune 26, 2026 17:16 JSTJAKARTA -- Indonesia faces the risk of a deeper energy crisis than the recent rolling blackouts due to deep-rooted mismanagement of commodity supplies to coal-fired power stations, which account for more than two-thirds of the nation's electricity generation, industry executives and experts have warned.
Indonesia risks deeper power crisis from coal supply failures
Miners willing to export coal and face fines than sell domestically, observers say










