Ministry Of Industry Hopes Danantara Allocates Investment For Non-Oil And Gas Processing Industry

BPI Danantara (Photo: Bambang E Ros/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) welcomes the establishment of the Anagata Nusantara Resources Investment Management Agency or BPI Danantara.

The hope is that Danantara's investment can be allocated to the non-oil and gas or manufacturing industrial sector.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry, Febri Hendri Antoni Arif, said that in the first batch, Danantara's investment of 20 billion US dollars would be allocated to a number of industrialization projects.

"We hope that Danantara will allocate investment for the non-oil and gas processing industry or manufacturing," said Febri in the release of IKI February 2025 at the Ministry of Industry's office, Jakarta, Thursday, February 27.

Therefore, the Ministry of Industry has prepared several downstream industries, including downstream petrochemicals, downstreaming of mineral goods and downstreaming of other commodities which are priorities of President Prabowo Subianto.

However, basically Febri emphasized that Danantara's investment allocation could be disbursed in the intermediate industry or sectors between upstream and downstream industries.

"We hope that investment from the Danantara can be allocated in perforated industrial trees, which we need investment to cover the perforated industrial trees," said Febri.

Previously, President Prabowo Subianto said BPI Danantara Indonesia or Danantara Indonesia must be managed properly and transparently. He also emphasized that Danantara must be audited at any time by anyone.

"Danantara Indonesia untuk itu harus dikelola sebaik-baiknya dengan sangat hati-hati, transparan, mengawasi saling saling. Harus bisa diaudit setiap saat oleh siapapun, karena ini sekali lagi adalah milik anak dan anak kami, milik generasi beserti bangsa Indonesia," tuturnya dalam peluncuran Danantara Indonesia dilansir dari YouTube Sekretariat Presiden, Senin, 24 Februari.

Prabowo said, the formation of Danantara Indonesia marks a new era for state-owned enterprises (BUMN).

According to him, state-owned companies are not only business entities, but as national assets that will become development and growth agents.

"The SOEs that we view are not only business entities, but as national assets that will become development and growth agents. Fundals for economic growth and people's welfare," he explained.