Minister Delegates Authority to Issue Electricity Licenses

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Sources (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 35 of 2014 on Delegation of Authority to Issue Electricity Business Licenses under the Framework of One-Stop Integrated Services to the Head of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (“2014 Regulation”).

The 2014 Regulation implements Article 7 (2) of Presidential Regulation No. 97 of 2014 on One-Stop Integrated Service,[1] which mandates all business licensing procedures to be performed via the One-Stop Integrated Service (“PTSP”) organized by the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (“BKPM”). For this purpose, the Regulation provides a legal basis for the Head of BKPM to issue electricity business licenses on behalf of the Minister.[2]