August 25, 2021
INDUSTRY.co.id
- Candra Mata | Tuesday, 24 August 2021 - 21:35 WIB
Jakarta,
Secretary of the National Council for Special Economic Zones (DN KEK) Enoh
Suharto, revealed that Kendal Special Economic Zone (SEZ) continues to show
excellent progress and has become a Role Model (good example) for the
development of SEZs in Indonesia.
"
Kendal SEZ is progressing very well, of course, if we evaluate the current SEZ,
out of 15 SEZs (although in recent developments there are 19), Kendal SEZ is
very well developed in attracting investment", said Enoh Suharto to the
INDUSTRY.co.id editor that visited his office in Jakarta on Tuesday
(24/8/2021).
Not
only that, according to Enoh, Kendal SEZ could be an example for other SEZs in
Indonesia, both in and outside Java, and even set an example for investor’s
interest.
"So
that later if investors ask which SEZs are successful in Indonesia, then we
will be able to show this Kendal SEZ," Enoh added.
"So
if governments or investors from abroad conduct comparative studies in
Indonesia and if they want to know what the existing SEZs are like, then the
Kendal SEZ can be an example of a role model for SEZs in Indonesia," said
Enoh.
Then
he said that the progress is due to the strategic location of the Kendal SEZ,
where all infrastructure and supporting facilities have been established.
"The
location is in Java, then the infrastructure is relatively better and more
complete, where the social status has been established, the workforce and other
facilities such as bank and so on have also been formed," he said.
For
this reason, he hopes that the Kendal SEZ can realize its investment target of
USD 5 billion in the next 5 years.
"Therefore,
at that time the determination of the Kendal SEZ was given a target to attract
investment, if I'm not mistaken, of USD 5 billion. And this is a target that
must be achieved by the Kendal SEZ itself," he concluded.
Meanwhile,
the Director of PT Kendal Industrial Park, Purbadi said that KIK continues to
accelerate the Kendal SEZ as a National Strategic Project that has the ultimate
facility and incentive in Indonesia.
It
seeks to continue to accelerate investment growth in the region and contribute
to regional development.
In
fact, according to Purbadi, up to now, there have been 70 companies that have
invested in Kendal SEZ.
These
investors come from various countries, including Taiwan, China, Japan, South
Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, including Europe and
America, who will join soon.
"Now
there are around 70 companies already joined our Industrial Park; MNCs from
Europe and America are also soon to join. More than half of the companies are
from abroad or are PMA dominant. 20 of them are already in operation, and 11
are under construction; possibly, we will have around 5 more to 16. So perhaps
the total is 36, it's more than half by the end of this year," said
Purbadi.
"While
the government's total target is 70 trillion, the progress of SEZ has reached
more than Rp. 19 trillion," he said.
It
should be noted, that the Kendal SEZ is an industrial area with the status of
Special Economic Zone covering an area of2,200 hectares. Kendal SEZ
stipulated through Government Regulation Number 85 of 2019.
This
SEZ is projected to attract an investment of IDR 72 trillion and a workforce of
20,000 people by 2025.
Currently,
Kendal SEZ is at the first phase of development of an area of 1,000 hectares.
This
SEZ is a joint venture between two largest industrial developers in Southeast
Asia, namely Sembcorp Development Ltd from Singapore and PT Jababeka Tbk (KIJA)
from Indonesia.
Since its establishment in November 2016, Kendal Industrial Park, which was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, has also been designated as a National Strategic Project (PSN).