Residential Sector in IKN Needs Investment of IDR 150 Trillion, Government Offers This Scheme

JAKARTA – Deputy for Funding and Investment of the Authority IKN (Capital of the Archipelago), Agung Wicaksono said, costs are needed residential sector investment in IKN it reached IDR 150 trillion. Agung explained that the investment costs were needed to complement residential demand from the private sector.

“In the data, the total housing land required or provided for housing is 600 hectares in IKN, and the investment requirement is estimated to be IDR 150 trillion,” said Agung at the market sounding event for the Government Collaboration Project with Indonesian Capital Business Entities (KPBU) in the Housing Sector, Thursday (7/3/2024).

Agung further explained that the government offers various investment scheme starting from direct investment, to various risks through the PPP (Government Business Entity Cooperation) scheme.

“Market sounding activities for PPP projects in the provision of housing infrastructure on the initiative of Business Entities are a form of PPP unsolicited,” he continued.

The estimated investment cost needs look at future population projections in IKN. Because it is not only inhabited by civil servants (civil servants), but also workers in the private sector.

On a different occasion, Special Staff for Sustainable Development (SDG’s) of the Indonesian Capital City Authority, Diany Sadiawati, said that the population in IKN would reach 1.9 million people in 2045.

“In 2045, Nusantara is expected to become the most sustainable city in the world with around 1.9 million residents, which means it will be the same as the current population of San Jose, California,” said Diany in a written statement (18/7).

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