Authority Says Four Companies Want Groundbreaking At IKN In Mid-August

Deputy for Funding and Investment of the IKN Authority (OIKN) Agung Wicaksono. Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI

JAKARTA - The seventh phase of groundbreaking in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) will be carried out in mid-August.

Deputy for Funding and Investment of the IKN Authority (OIKN) Agung Wicaksono said, there are four companies that will carry out the groundbreaking.

"There are already four companies that have confirmed (groundbreaking). There are Swissbell Hotels, BCA, RGE and PT Intiland Development Tbk," Agung told reporters at the PUPR Ministry office, Jakarta, Friday, August 2.

"Of course the date follows the schedule," he continued.

When asked about RGE's initials, Agung also confirmed that his extension was the Royal Golden Eagle. It is known, RGE is a company owned by conglomerate Sukanto Tanoto. "Royal Golden Eagle, that's right," he said.

Even so, Agung was reluctant to reveal the total investment value of various projects that would be groundbreaking. He explained that an announcement about this would be made if the final documents were completed.

On the same occasion, the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) as well as the Acting Head of OIKN Basuki Hadimuljono said that all investors who will groundbreaking are expected to have suppressed the cooperation agreement (PKS).

"Later on, BCA will have the PKS, so at the same time with PKS. I ask for these four to go directly with PKS," he said.

Meanwhile, regarding the date, Basuki explained that this would most likely be done when President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited IKN in mid-August.