Receiving A Young Water Visit Abdul Qawi Brunei Darussalam, Ministry Of PUPR Bahas Opportunities For Cooperation At IKN

Photo: Doc. Antara/Ministry of PUPR

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) of the Republic of Indonesia and the Young Disbursement Abdul Qawi from Brunei Darussalam discussed the potential for cooperation between Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam in infrastructure projects in the State Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago, East Kalimantan.

Secretary General of the Ministry of PUPR Zainal Fatah said the Indonesian government through the Ministry of PUPR was very open to Brunei Darussalam to explore cooperation in various infrastructure sectors through the Business Entity Government Cooperation (PPP) scheme, both for solicited KPBU projects (initiated by the government) and unsolicited (not initiated by the government).

One of them is cooperation in the development of the State Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago in East Kalimantan by prioritizing new technological innovations, especially to support environmental sustainability.

"Now we are building an IKN in Kalimantan. We are very open to accepting investors from Brunei Darussalam to support IKN development. Now we are preparing basic infrastructure which is targeted for completion in Semester I 2023," said Zainal in his statement quoted by Antara, Friday, November 25.

Zainal Fatah representing the Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono received a visit from Young Pengiran Abdul Qawi from Brunei Darussalam.

The Ministry of PUPR has started the construction of basic infrastructure in IKN since early September 2022, including the construction of national toll roads and roads, provision of raw water, houses for IKN construction workers, and preparation of ready-to-build land (land development).

On this occasion, Secretary General Zainal Fatah also offered infrastructure projects that have the potential for large investment through PPP schemes such as 14 projects in preparation for IDR 130 trillion (vertical housing development of Spuur Karawang) and 16 projects entering the transaction stage of IDR 201.68 trillion, including the provision of Minihydro Power Plant (PLTM) infrastructure for Bano Star Dam in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and Regional Ir. H Djuanda.

Zainal Fatah hopes that today's meeting and forum can strengthen bilateral cooperation that has been well established between Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, so that it can realize the hopes of the two countries for infrastructure development in Indonesia.

"In the future, we can communicate more intensively with the Ambassador about what we can do together. We will encourage and we try to provide a better ecosystem for investment," said Zainal Fatah.