Erick Thohir Will Continue Priority Projects In 2021, One Of Which Is The Trans Sumatra Toll Road

Minister of BUMN, Erick Thohir. (Photo: Ministry of BUMN)

JAKARTA - State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Minister Erick Thohir said that his party will continue priority programs in 2021. One of them is carrying out the assignment of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road project with the existence of State Investment (PMN) from the government to PT Hutama Karya (Persero). ) as a toll developer of Rp. 11 trillion.

Erick said this program was continued because the government wanted to maintain a balance of economic growth between the islands of Java and Sumatra. Moreover, he said, based on the report he received, the toll road connected from Palembang and Lampung had increased electricity consumption.

"Therefore, we see the Trans Sumatra Toll Road as a policy that must be continued to maintain economic balance," he said at a press conference on the 2021 Financial Notes and Bill on the 2021 State Budget, Friday, August 14.

Another project that will be continued is in the tourism sector. Erick said that BUMN through Pelindo III is currently developing Benoa Harbor as an integrated tourist area center and PT Indonesia Tourism Development (Persero) or ITDC which is developing the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK).

"Aviation itself is very good but for maritime tourism we are still lagging behind, therefore it has been agreed that the construction of the Benoa Port can increase maritime economic growth and also be connected with connectivity to Labuan Bajo," he said.

Erick said Pelindo III received PMN of IDR 1.2 trillion and ITDC of IDR 500 billion. In addition, there is a development project for the Batang industrial area, Central Java.

"Batang is a priority for how we can support the industrial estate relocation program so that it can be competitive with other Southeast Asian countries because it requires PMN support here," he said.