INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) aims to finance infrastructure projects under the Government's Non-Government Investment Financing scheme (PINA) from countries in the three regions of North America, Europe and Australia.

"Countries in the three regions, have the potential of long-term funds that can be utilized to finance infrastructure projects being boosted by the current government," said Minister of PPN / Head of Bappenas, Bambang Brojonegoro in Jakarta, Tuesday (5/9/2017 )

He added that China which currently has a large fund, it is not included in the target of equity financing from abroad.

"If PINA is primarily for 'equity financing', the main target is not China, North America, Europe and Australia, this may be more to FDI, so it will be directly invested in infrastructure," Bambang said.

PINA is indeed an important alternative financing scheme and an instrument that can be profitable for the government and investors. The PINA scheme has an investment potential of 20-30 percent financing from total equity financing, 70-80 percent of project loans and infrastructure bonds.

In the PINA scheme, the government does not need to use the State Budget (APBN) or Regional Revenue Budget (APBD) to build infrastructure projects.

The existence of PINA aims to encourage private involvement as an investor in infrastructure development. The amount of investment required in infrastructure encourages the government to invite private sector involvement as an equity investor.

Bappenas stated, in the future, PINA scheme will continue to push because of its huge potential to accelerate the development of infrastructure that is evenly distributed throughout Indonesia.

This year, ten infrastructure projects with a total value of around Rp200 trillion are expected to obtain financing under the PINA scheme. As for the next year, the amount is doubled or around Rp400 trillion for 20 PINA projects.