PT Bukit Asam to Supply Coal for Inalum and Antam's Bauxite Projects in West Kalimantan

On February 5th, the Dalate-Mengxi 1000-kilovolt AC power transmission and transformation project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. This project is a key project in China's 14th Five-Year Plan for power and also a supporting project for the Mengxi-Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei ±800-kilovolt UHV DC power transmission project. It is reported that the project plans to build a new 1000-kilovolt substation in Dalate, with 2 groups of 3 million kVA main transformers installed. A double-circuit 1000-kilovolt line from Dalate to Mengxi will be newly built, with a line length of 2×124.6 kilometers, and the project investment is 4.374 billion yuan.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has signed Government Regulation (PP) No. 48 of 2025 on the Management of Idle Land and Areas (Penertiban Kawasan dan Tanah Telantar). The regulation empowers the government to seize non-productive land deliberately left idle by rights holders or permit owners. It targets strategic sectors including mining, plantations, industry, tourism, and housing. Affected land types: HGU (Business Use Rights), HGB (Building Use Rights), Hak Pakai (Use Rights), and HPL (Management Rights). Key change: The process, previously taking up to 587 days, is now shortened to 90 days per President Prabowo's directive.