INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta, The Ministry of Industry offers industrial area in North Borneo (Kaltara) to a number of investors Bamboo Curtain country for expanding its business. This effort is a continuation of Indonesia-China business cooperation on the forum One Belt One Road (OBOR) some time ago.
Chinese investors have expressed interest in investing in Indonesia. They are from several companies engaged in renewable energy, especially hydropower and geothermal. Then there is also a conservation or water supply company, in addition to the manufacturing sector, "said Director General of zoning Development Industry (PPI) Imam Haryono in Jakarta, Wednesday (12/07/2017).
He added that the entry of Chinese investment into Indonesia is considered to have a positive impact on the national economy, especially the industrial sector. "This cooperation will be equally profitable, they have technology, capital and network, we have natural resources, human resources, location and domestic market, if mixed so good," he explained.
According to Imam, Kaltara is an industrial development area contained in the National Industrial Development Master Plan (RIPIN) in 2015-2035. The so-called Industrial Area and International Port (KIPI) of Tanah Kuning, located in East Tanjung Palas Subdistrict, Bulungan District, has an area of about 10,000 hectares and is potential to be a center for the development of mineral processing industries, palm oil, cocoa and fisheries.
Among them we offer the opportunity to invest in a hydro power plant 7080 MW. Furthermore, there is an industrial park of 4,000 hectares in the first phase. Then the alumina smelter and aluminum industry area is 100 Hectare. The latter, an integrated housing area of 200 hectares, he said.
The development of the area is estimated to require an investment of Rp21 trillion, which will be supported by adequate infrastructure such as ports, roads and bridges. In addition, the targeted area is able to absorb the workforce of 60 thousand people is planned to be equipped with hydroelectric power (hydropower) with a capacity of 7080 mega watt in Kecamatan Long Peso, Bulungan District with an investment of about Rp170 trillion.
Previously, the Minister of Industry of Airlangga Hartarto revealed that Kaltara location is considered strategic because it lies on the path of the Indonesian Archipelagic Sea Lane II (ALKI II) which is the international sea trade trajectory and is in the future center of the world economy and directly facing neighboring countries.
The Tanah Kuning industrial zone has diverse potential of abundant natural resources, especially renewable energy. For example, for minerals and energy, among others, limestone (654 thousand tons in Malinau), quartz sand (1 billion tons in Nunukan), Sirtu (2.5 million tons in Nunukan), coal (970 million m 3 / year) , And gold. Meanwhile, for the potential of plantations, including oil palm, rubber, cocoa, coffee, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, corn, and rice. In addition, the potential of alumina and bauxite on the island of Borneo can be utilized optimally.
We appreciate the B to B (Business to Business) cooperation between the two countries, which is expected to contribute to the deepening of the structure and the enhancement of national industrial competitiveness. Even also able to spur equity of development and prosperity in Indonesia, he explained
