In order to create greater certainty in terms of the collection of tax and/or Non-Tax State Revenue from the mineral mining business sector, the government has issued Regulation No. 37 of 2018 on the Imposition of Tax and/or Non-Tax State Revenue within the Mineral-Mining Business Sector.

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has issued Regulation No. 31 of 2018 on Guidelines for the Designation of Groundwater Conservation Zones, with the ultimate objective of preserving groundwater, which is an essential public utility.

The Minister has the authority to determine Data prices based on the inccured operational costs and audits of capital expenditures

With the overall objective of improving the availability and distribution of oil fuel across Indonesia, the government has issued Regulation of the President No. 43 of 2018, which amends Regulation of the President No. 191 of 2014 on Availability, Distribution and Retail Sales Pricing for Oil Fuels.

The Minister of Finance has now further addressed matters relating to the funding of facilities and infrastructure for palm-oil plantations through the issuance of Regulation No. 49/PMK.05/2018 on the Utilization of Palm-Oil Plantation Facilities and Infrastructure Funding by the Public Service Agency for Palm-Oil Plantation Fund Management.

In a bid to provide proper guidance relating to good mining techniques, as well as to implement Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 26 of 2018 on the Implementation of Good Mining Principles and the Supervision of Minerals and Coal Mining, the Minister has issued Decree No. 1827 K/30/MEM/2018 on Guidelines for the Implementation of Good Mining Techniques.

The government has issued Regulation of the President No. 36 of 2018 which amends Regulation of the President No. 9 of 2013 on the Management of Upstream Oil-and-Gas Activities.

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has issued Decree No. 1796 K/30/MEM/2018 on Implementation Guidelines for the Application, Evaluation and Issuance of Licenses for Mineral and Coal-Mining Activity, which serves as an implementation of Regulation of the Minister No. 11 of 2018 on Procedures for the Granting of Areas, Licensing and Reporting for Minerals and Coal-Mining Business Activities, as Amended by Regulation of the Minister No. 22 of 2018.

In a bid to overcome urban waste problems, the government is currently pushing for the accelerated construction of waste-based power plants through the issuance of Regulation of the President No. 35 of 2018 on the Accelerated Construction of Waste-Processing Electrical-Energy Installations Based on Environmentally Friendly Technologies.

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources recently issued a set of "ultimate" guidelines for upstream and downstream mineral and coal-mining business activities through the issuance of Regulation No. 25 of 2018 on Minerals and Coal-Mining Businesses.