22 Forestry Companies Whose Licenses Were Revoked Following the Sumatra Disaster

In January 2026, the Indonesian government revoked the Business Permits for Forest Utilization (PBPH) for 22 companies operating in areas affected by the Sumatra disaster.

The total concession area of the companies whose permits were revoked reached 1.01 million hectares (ha).

Below are the details of the concession areas of the 22 companies holding Business Permits for Forest Utilization (PBPH) in the natural forest and plantation forest utilization sector, whose permits were revoked by the government, according to reports from Katadata.co.id:

North Sumatra

• PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk: 167,912 ha
• PT Sumatera Riang Lestari: 173,971 ha
• PT Gunung Raya Utama Timber: 106,930 ha
• PT Teluk Nauli: 83,143 ha
• PT Anugerah Rimba Makmur: 49,629 ha
• PT Sumatera Sylva Lestari: 42,530 ha
• PT Multi Sibolga Timber: 28,670 ha
• PT Barumun Raya Padang Langkat: 14,800 ha
• PT Panei Lika Sejahtera: 12,264 ha
• PT Hutan Barumun Perkasa: 11,845 ha
• PT Putra Lika Perkasa: 10,000 ha
• PT Sinar Belantara Indah: 5,197 ha
• PT Tanaman Industri Lestari Simalungun: 2,786 ha

West Sumatra

• PT Minas Pagai Lumber: 78,000 ha
• PT Salaki Summa Sejahtera: 47,605 ha
• PT Biomass Andalan Energi: 19,875 ha
• PT Bukit Raya Mudisa: 28,617 ha
• PT Dhara Silva Lestari: 15,357 ha
• PT Sukses Jaya Wood: 1,584 ha

Aceh

• PT Aceh Nusa Indrapuri: 97,905 ha
• PT Rimba Timur Sentosa: 6,250 ha
• PT Rimba Wawasan Permai: 6,120 ha

In addition, the government also revoked the permits of 6 companies in the mining, plantation, and Timber Forest Product Utilization Business Permit (PBPHHK) sectors, namely:

• PT Ika Bina Agro Wisesa - Plantation Business Permit (IUP) (Aceh)
• CV Rimba Jaya - PBPHHK permit (Aceh)
• PT Agincourt Resources - Mining Business Permit (IUP) (North Sumatra)
• PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy - Hydropower Plant Business Permit (IUP) (North Sumatra)
• PT Perkebunan Pelalu Raya - Plantation Business Permit (IUP) (West Sumatra)
• PT Inang Sari - Plantation Business Permit (IUP) (West Sumatra)

Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi stated that this permit revocation is a follow-up to the results of the regulation and evaluation of forest area utilization carried out by the Forest Area Control Task Force (Satgas PKH).

"The President (Prabowo Subianto) decided to revoke the permits of 28 companies proven to have committed violations," said Prasetyo during a press conference at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (January 20, 2026).

According to Prasetyo, these companies committed various violations, such as conducting business activities outside the granted permit area, operating in prohibited areas including protected forest areas, and administrative violations.

"Furthermore, some violations were in the form of unfulfilled obligations to the state, such as taxes," he added, as reported by Katadata.co.id.