ASEAN Energy, Infrastructure, and Mining Sectors Updates
In late October 2021, the Constitutional Court decided that the guarantee of continued operating rights for Indonesia’s largest coal and metal mineral producers, introduced in 2020 as an amendment to the 2009 Mining Law, was unconstitutional.
While it remains to be seen how significant or otherwise this proves to be in practice, the Constitutional Court’s October 2021 decision means that, once again, there is some uncertainty about the continued operating rights, of Indonesia’s largest coal and metal mineral producers, on a long-term basis.
Given your interest in the ASEAN energy, infrastructure and mining sectors, I am attaching a complimentary copy of an article I have recently written on the Constitutional Court’s October 2021 decision re continued operating rights for Indonesia’s largest coal and metal mineral producers. An earlier version of this article appeared in the November - December 2021 issue of Coal Asia Magazine.
Article by:
Bill Sullivan
Christian Teo & Partners (in association with Stephenson Harwood)
bsullivan@cteolaw.com
www.cteolaw.com