JAKARTA. Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama will go ahead with a plan to construct a port resembling the Port of Rotterdam on reclaimed land in Jakarta Bay, with construction expected to begin in 2017.
The governor said he would discuss the plan with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, particularly the possible unification of Islet N with the planned islets O, P and Q.
Islet N has been constructed by Tanjung Priok Port operator PT Pelindo II. Islet O will be developed by PT Jakpro, while P and Q islets will be reclaimed by PT KEK Marunda.
Ahok plans to invite Port of Rotterdam management and the central government to hold shares in the Port of Jakarta. “We plan to invite the government to hold 30% of shares in the Port of Jakarta and we hope the management of the Port of Rotterdam might have 60% of shares in the Port of Jakarta,” Ahok told journalists at City Hall.
The city administration hopes to get further clarity about a moratorium on the reclamation projects agreed on by Ahok and two ministers. Ahok added that such a decision needed to be officially ruled through a regulation such as a presidential decree.
Reclamation projects have been in the spotlight since the arrest of city councilor Mohamad Sanusi by the Corruption Eradication Commission ( KPK ) in late March for allegedly accepting bribes from PT Agung Podomoro Land, one of the concession holders of the reclamation projects.
The arrest of Sanusi, who is linked to the deliberations of the two reclamations bills, has caused a halt in the deliberation of the bills by the City Council. (Callistasia Anggun Wijaya)
