Develop Factory In Banyuwangi, INKA Asks PMN For IDR 965 Billion

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JAKARTA - PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero) or INKA proposed a state capital participation (PMN) of Rp965 billion from investment reserves. The funds will be used to develop factories in Banyuwangi.

INKA President Director Eko Purwanto said that currently INKA has two factories located in Madiun and Banyuwangi.

The proposed PMN will be used to increase the production capacity of the Banyuwangi factory.

"The PMN we need to increase the current capacity for production land, which is in the amount of Rp965 billion, which we have not been able to do internally because the capacity of inka capacity for now is still very limited," he said at a Hearing Meeting with Commission XI of the DPR at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday, July 1.

According to Eko, the development of the Banyuwangi factory is needed because the company is overloaded with capacity due to the submission of requests. Especially from PT KAI and its subsidiaries.

Therefore, Eko said, factory development is something important for INKA so that it can meet the request for railway facilities, especially from within the country.

This capacity is an important problem for INKA so that with the need for an increase, the needs of this railway facility with an increase in capacity. We will prepare later INKA to be able to meet the needs that exist in the country and later we will be able to develop from the export market," he said.

In fact, said Eko, the development of the factory in Banyuwangi will also encourage the opening of job opportunities.

"Adding jobs because with the operation of factories in Banyuwangi so that we can achieve, we can prepare a wider market both domestically and exported," he explained.