Minister Of Transportation: VIP Guests For Indonesian Independence Day At IKN Must Use Electric Vehicles

Illustration of Electricity (Intermediate Photo)

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi revealed VIP guests for the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia at IKN must use electric vehicles (EV).

"For VIP guests in celebrating the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia at IKN, we must use an electric vehicle (EV). We will later simulate whether every ambassador of friendly countries is given an electric car or whether using an electric bus is a domain of the Ministry of State Secretariat (Setneg)," said Budi Karya Sumadi in Semarang, Central Java, Sunday.

The Minister of Transportation does not know this because it is a domain of the State Secretariat.

"I don't know yet because it is a domain of the State Secretariat to do it. But what is certain is that land transportation in IKN is divided into several functions. First is the function from outside, especially from Balikpapan to IKN, we have ride and park facilities and from there we go around using buses or cars provided or owned by private operators to get to the final places," he said.

IKN itself provides electric buses that have routes around strategic places.

"But also for private operators there are Blue Bird, Gojek and others where they will fill the commercial spaces used individually," said Budi Karya Sumadi.

Regarding electric bus services, the Ministry of Transportation has carried out a technical planning study for public transportation at KIPP stage 1 by proposing 3 route routes.

The three routes are the Park & Ride route to the Grand Mosque with a total need of 13 medium buses; the Park & ride to Botanical Garden route has a total need for a fleet of 7 medium buses; and the Park & ride 1 to Park & ride 2 routes with a total need of 21 fleets.

Meanwhile, the Archipelago Capital Authority (OIKN) also plans to cooperate with Bluebird to serve routes within IKN or KIPP phase 1, in this case related to the procurement of electric buses and their operational plans.

Then, for 2025, the Buy the Service (BTS) budget has been proposed to serve the IKN route. Regarding the route plan, it will adjust to the land parcels that have been built, while the number of fleet needs is still waiting for a review and review from the OIKN team.

The Ministry of Transportation will provide transportation-related support in commemoration of the 79th Indonesian Independence Day at IKN on August 17, 2024.