Thread by @bersihkan_indo

Hi @elonmusk your meeting with mining oligarch Luhut and his colleagues has caused great concern. There is a risk of conflict of interest of his business empire in the nickel mining industry behind his position as an Indonesian government official.
#ElonMusk #MeetingWithOligarchs

The nickel industry in Indonesia has (until now) damaged people's lives and the environment.

There is a potential conflict of interest in Luhut's meeting with Elon. Is Luhut's position as a government representative or for his business empire?

dinsights.katadata.co.id/read/2022/04/2…

During the meeting, Luhut's nephew was also present as the Deputy Managing Director of PT TBS Energi Utama Pandu Sjahrir. Pandu was assigned to manage PT TBS which is affiliated with Luhut as a shareholder.

PT TBS Energi Utama, Luhut's affiliated company, plans to invest US$ 1 billion in the renewable energy sector, one of which is electric motorcycles.

TBS and GOJEK created a joint venture called Electrum to manufacture motorcycles with nickel-based storage batteries. Again, a potential conflict of interest.

cnbcindonesia.com/market/2022042…

The nickel mining industry which is predicted to be the icon of the energy transition, although in practice in Indonesia, often damages the ecosystem.

Coal is used as a soure of energy for the refining process and has had a bad impact on the health of the residents and rivers on Obi Island, North Maluku.

news.mongabay.com/2022/02/red-se…

How is the supply chain of the battery industry in Indonesia and its socio-ecological impact? AEER Institute expresses concern over dirtiness in its production process.

aeer.info/publikasi-kaji…

In its global commitment, Indonesia pledged to low-carbon development & reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as the energy transition with a 23% renewable energy mix by 2025. However, during the pandemic, the government actually issued a pro-coal policy
wrm.org.uy/bulletin-artic…

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is a name that has a wide share of power in Jokowi's government. In the Coalruption report [2018], Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is a political elite with a major conflict of interest in the coal business.

He owns a number of coal mining companies and power plants.

auriga.or.id/flipbooks/repo…

As a businessman, Luhut company is known to have a bad track record. His coal company business has polluted rivers and displaced the livelihoods of farmers. His coal companies, namely PT Kutai Energi and PT Trisensa Mineral Utama, also left 12 mining pits

in the controversial new state capital (IKN) area. 3 mining pits with an area of ​​3,414 hectares belonging to PT Trisensa Mineral Utama and 9 mining pits belonging to PT Kutai Energi within a coverage of ​​4,461 hectares.

cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20220…