It Takes An Investment Of IDR 104 Trillion, The SEZ Of The Bali Turtle Will Absorb 99 Thousand Workers

Illustration of Rupiah (Photo: Doc. Antara)

The Bali Turtle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is expected to be able to bring investment up to IDR 104 trillion.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the Bali Kura-Perum SEZ was decided to become a special economic zone. Currently, the construction is still in process.

"Therefore, the hope is that the total investment that can be achieved is around Rp. 104 trillion in the next 30 years," said Airlangga quoting Antara, Saturday, February 4.

Airlangga estimates that the area until 2052 will be able to absorb 99 thousand workers. This means that in the short term the first 5 years are predicted to be able to bring in investment of IDR 12 trillion and open 5 thousand jobs.

On the more than 500 hectares of land, Airlangga, who came as Chairman of the SEZ National Council at the SEZ National Council session on January 12, 2023, also hopes that this development will complement the Sanur SEZ, because both of them are present to support tourism.

"Of course I hope that with these two areas Bali's economy will be more sustainable and the Bali Provincial Government will make development designs, so that the experience during yesterday's pandemic does not repeat itself, so there are alternatives to economic activities," he said.

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy assessed that the KEK of the Bali Turtle, which is located in the Serangan area, South Denpasar, is a good opportunity to improve the economic growth of the Pulai Dewata, which had grown negatively due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airlangga Hartarto targets that later this area can become a tourist that multi-nation tourists are looking for, with a double effect reaching 1.8 times. He took the example of Batang Regency, Central Java, which has an industrial area with an investment absorption of IDR 17 trillion in 3 years.

President Director of PT Bali Turtle Island Development (BTID) Tuti Hadiputranto added that later in the Bali Kura-Pekura SEZ, international schools, hotels, fitness areas will be built, as locations for leaning ships.

He hopes that the government will continue to support the development of the area, so that it is in line with the Kerthi Bali Economic roadmap

"We continue to invite investors to invest in the Kura-Bali area, especially sustainable investment, both in the education, health and fitness sectors, and of course in the tourism sector including marine and resort," he concluded.