CILEGON - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia admitted that he was nervous when accompanying President Prabowo Subianto at the inauguration of the Lotte Chemical Indonesia Factory in Cilegon, Thursday (6/11/2025). His nervousness even made him misstate the names and positions of state officials in front of the President.
At the beginning of his speech, Bahlil wanted to greet the cabinet ranks who were present. After mentioning the name of Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, he admitted that he was wrong. Then he called the Minister of Home Affairs Prasetyo Hadi. Then corrected the mention of the Minister of State Secretary Prosetyo Hadi and Foreign Minister Sugiono. "This is my nervousness, sir," Bahlil said with a laugh at Prabowo.
In front of Prabowo, who came using a helicopter, Bahlil expressed his appreciation because the president still took the time to attend even though the agenda was solid. He emphasized the government's commitment to open a red carpet for all countries, including South Korea.
Bahlil also revealed that the giant petrochemical factory project had stalled for 5 '6 years. He claimed that the land issue was successfully resolved by the Investment Task Force together with the police and the prosecutor's office. "The contribution of the Police and prosecutors is extraordinary," he said.
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Bahlil recalled his struggle to convince investors since 2020 2021, including 10 times he flew to Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even one of his staff had to stay in Korea because he was exposed to the virus. "For the sake of togetherness between Korea and Indonesia, we continue to move forward and never back," he said.
The Lotte Chemical Indonesia plant is expected to strengthen industrial downstreaming and create more jobs in Banten.
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