Anies' Subordinates Claim That Many Sponsors Line Up To Fund Formula E

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JAKARTA - President Director of PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) Widi Amanasto claims to have received a sponsor to hold Formula E.

In fact, the subordinates of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, said that the prospective sponsors were already waiting in line and waiting for Jakpro to finish drafting a proposal to enter into the Formula E cooperation agreement.

"The sponsors are waiting, the queue is long. But the sponsors will definitely see the proposal. The proposal is not yet available, we will make a proposal, we will sell it," said Widi at the DKI DPRD building, Central Jakarta, October 6.

Widi explained the reason why Jakpro has not yet completed the proposal. He said that Jakpro was still waiting for the certainty of the implementation of Formula E, such as determining the location of the circuit.

Currently, the deadline for the preparation for the implementation of Formula E is only eight months until June 2022. Although at this time the certainty of a sponsor has not been obtained, Widi believes that Jakpro can get a sponsor to cover the needs of Formula E.

"God willing, I have faith, I am a business person, I can (get sponsors)," he said.

For information, Anies has determined that Formula E will be held in June 2022. Based on a new agreement with Formula E Operation, this electric car racing event will be held for three years until 2024.

The DKI Provincial Government has disbursed Rp560 billion to pay the commitment fee. Then, to meet the cost of organizing Rp150 billion per year, DKI will use sponsors.