Indian Envoy Welcomes Court Ruling Restoring PT Bara Energi Makmur’s Mining Licence
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JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty has welcomed a Jakarta Administrative Court decision on Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025, in favour of coal producer PT Bara Energi Makmur, a subsidiary of India-based Emmsons Group. He said the ruling will strengthen investor confidence in Indonesia and spur more Indian companies to invest in the country.
“I welcome the decision by the PTUN in favour of PT Bara Energi Makmur. It will certainly enhance investor confidence in Indonesia and encourage more companies from India to invest in Indonesia. India is a major destination of Indonesian exports and there is a great deal of interest in Indian companies to invest in the energy sector here. This decision and the subsequent restoration of mining licence is a positive development which will have wide ranging impact, not only in India but globally,” Chakravorty said.
The ambassador stressed that India is among Indonesia’s key export markets and that Indian firms have shown strong interest in the energy sector. He viewed the court’s ruling, which annulled a 2022 ministerial decision to revoke PT Bara Energi Makmur’s permit, as a development with implications beyond bilateral trade.
The PTUN Jakarta ruling on Tuesday cancelled the April 5, 2022 revocation of the company’s 2009 production mining licence, rejecting the government’s objection and granting the plaintiff’s claim in full. The court declared the revocation null and void, ordered the government to withdraw it, and restored PT Bara Energi Makmur’s right to operate its 3,434-hectare coal concession in East Kalimantan. The government was also ordered to pay Rp361,000 in legal costs.
PT Bara Energi Makmur’s legal counsel Sururudin said the verdict sends a strong signal to foreign investors that Indonesia upholds legal certainty in its investment climate. He urged the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming to swiftly follow up by reinstating the company’s licence.
“This is a positive signal for foreign investors doing business in Indonesia. The state still provides guarantees in the investment climate,” he said, adding that the decision aligns with President Prabowo Subianto’s policy of fostering economic growth and job creation.
Emmsons Group, headquartered in India and Dubai, has a long track record in global commodity trade through its flagship Emmsons International Limited, listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and recognised by the Indian government as an accredited trading house.
The group established a Dubai-based trading arm, Emmsons Gulf DMCC, to handle large-scale international commodity transactions. In 2007, Emmsons acquired PT Bara Energi Makmur in East Kalimantan, securing a production mining licence two years later.
Sururudin expressed optimism that the ruling will safeguard the continuity of foreign investment in Indonesia’s mining sector. He emphasised that legal certainty remains a cornerstone for attracting and retaining global investor trust.
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