Changi Joining Work On New Komodo Airport

Komodo Airport. (Photo: Ministry of Tourism)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation, in this case the Directorate General of Civil Aviation as the Person in Charge for the Cooperation Project (PJPK) for the Komodo Airport project in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) with the Government Cooperation with Business Entity (PPP) scheme has officially announced the winner of the auction. the project.

The announcement was made by the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi accompanied by the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani in Jakarta. In the auction process for the Komodo Airport PPP project, the auction winners were selected, namely the consortium of PT Cardig Aero Services Tbk, Changi Airport International PTE LTD, and Changi Airports Mena PTE LTD.

The project with the PPP scheme has received interest from several potential foreign investors from four countries, namely Changi Airport International (Singapore), Muhibbah Enginering (Malaysia), GVK Power & Infrastructure, Ltd (India) and Aeroport de Paris (France).

The development of Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo itself is aimed at the success and support of the Labuan Bajo area as one of the super priority tourism destination areas.

The development of Komodo Airport includes the addition of runway length from 2,250 mx 45 m to 2,700 mx 45 m, development of cargo terminals, development and expansion of domestic and international passenger terminals, development of commercial areas, parking and other supporting facilities, as well as operation and maintenance of both airside and groundside.

With this addition, it is planned that Komodo Airport will be able to serve approximately four million passengers per year and cargo of 3,500 tons by 2044.

The form of cooperation for the Komodo Airport PPP project is DBOFMT (Design-Bulid-Finance-Operate-Maintain-Transfer) with a total investment of up to IDR 1.2 trillion and a concession period of 25 years. The future participation of private investors, particularly in the transportation infrastructure sector, will continue to be encouraged to ease the burden on the state budget.

President Director of PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero) Tbk M Wahid Sutopo hopes that the Komodo Airport (Airport) project in Labuan Bajo can be a pilot project using the Government-Business Entity Cooperation (PPP) scheme for subsequent airport development projects.

"The Labuan Bajo (Komodo) Airport Project is the first airport project to use the PPP scheme and the first time working with foreign investors, so it is hoped that this project will become a pilot for other airport projects," said Wahid Sutopo, Thursday, December 26.

Guarantee by PII is provided as one of the facilities from the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) to increase the feasibility and convenience of investing for investors and banks that finance the project.

The Komodo Airport project is the second transportation project that PII has supported by providing government guarantees. Currently, the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) is supported by PII to actively continue to develop transportation projects through the PPP scheme.

As of November 2019 PII supported the Ministry of Transportation to prepare a number of projects through the Ministry of Finance's Project Development Facility (PDF) assignments, such as the Proving Ground Project for the Roadworthiness Testing Center & Motor Vehicle Certification (BPLJSKB) Bekasi and the Makassar-Parepare Railway project.