{
  "id": 17951318,
  "title": "Indonesian minister says country will not export electricity to S'pore unless 'price is right'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/indonesian-minister-says-country-will-not-export-electricity-to-spore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T11:10:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/11/indonesia-not-export-electricity-singapore-price-is-right/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indonesian Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia declared the nation would not proceed with exporting electricity to Singapore unless the transaction price was suitable. Kompas reported Lahadalia stressed the export price must align with the rates set by the Indonesian government. Domestic electricity requirements would take precedence if the price was not right. During a presidential palace complex address on November 2, Lahadalia insisted bilateral trade must remain mutually advantageous between Indonesia and Singapore. This statement followed recent tensions over cross-border haze and natural gas exports. Lahadalia also warned Danantara, Indonesia's sovereign investment agency, not to yield to lobbying to lower electricity export prices, as the authority to issue export permits lies solely with his ministry. He stated that if the price remained unsuitable, they could not proceed. During the July 2026 Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto appointed Danantara to oversee cross-border electricity trade with Singapore. In a separate forum, Lahadalia called for Indonesia to stop routing natural resource exports through third countries, urging goods to go directly from Jakarta to their final destinations. His comments came after accusations that Singapore resold Indonesian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to other countries, rather than using it domestically. Singapore's Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry clarified that the piped LNG imported from Indonesia is for domestic use only.",
  "summary": "He said domestic electricity needs will take priority.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}