JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono or AHY is now officially the Chairman of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Train Committee. The determination is contained in Presidential Regulation Number 29 of 2026 which was signed by the President on May 12, 2026.
In the Presidential Decree quoted on Saturday, May 30, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee was held by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy. Meanwhile, the committee members consist of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Investment and Industrialization/Head of BKPM, the Minister of ATR/Head of BPN, the Head of BP BUMN, to the Head of the Implementation Agency for the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency or Danantara.
The Presidential Decree also emphasizes that the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development coordinates the implementation of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Train or Whoosh infrastructure and facilities.
AHY's entry as committee chairman is a signal that the government wants to strengthen control over the high-speed train project, which has been overshadowed from the start by the issue of cost inflation and restructuring of funding.
Quoted from Antara, AHY said the government together with related stakeholders is currently discussing the financial restructuring of the Whoosh project.
According to AHY, this step is in line with President Prabowo Subianto's direction for the state to be present and take responsibility to ensure the sustainability of the national strategic project.
AHY emphasized that the government is now prioritizing the completion of financial restructuring before moving on to developing high-speed train lines to other areas.
Whoosh was previously promoted as a symbol of Indonesia's transportation modernization as well as a strategic project for Indonesian-Chinese cooperation. However, behind the speed of its train, this project has also been in the spotlight many times due to the surge in construction costs and the magnitude of the funding needs.
With this new structure, AHY officially became the main coordinator of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Train project. Presidential Decree 29/2026 has been in force since it was promulgated on May 12, 2026.
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