Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Council for Special Economic Zones (KEK) has approved the proposal to establish six new KEKs and one expansion of the Nongsa KEK in Batam with a target investment value of IDR 1,089.84 trillion.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the KEK development is expected to create more than 14 million jobs.

"Regulations will soon be prepared for all of these SEZ proposals and we are targeting the relevant Government Regulations (PP) to be completed in the second week of October 2024," said Airlangga in his statement in Jakarta, Wednesday.

The KEK National Council will recommend to the President the establishment of a PP on 6 new KEKs and an increase in area for the Nongsa KEK.

The 7 SEZs proposed are the first, the Sidoarjo Halal Industry SEZ, which is located in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java Province. The KEK has a land area of ​​796.65 hectares and is designed to support the development of the manufacturing sector which focuses on halal products.

The Sidoarjo Halal Industrial SEZ is targeting investment realization of IDR 97.8 trillion in 2054 with a target workforce of 317,670 people.

The second proposal is the Batuta Chemical Industrial Park KEK in East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan Province. This KEK is designed to be an industrial center that focuses on the manufacturing sector with a land area of ​​748.9 hectares. With a total potential workforce of 432,964 people, KEK BCIP has an investment realization target of IDR 61.51 trillion in 2054.

The third proposal is the Patimban SEZ in Subang Regency, West Java Province. This KEK has a land area of ​​511 hectares with a total investment realization of IDR 141.6 trillion in 2054 with a target workforce of 156,154 people.

Apart from the Patimban SEZ, the Subang SEZ which is also located in Subang Regency, West Java Province and is a manufacturing SEZ, this SEZ was proposed by PT Aneka Bumi Cipta to be the fourth proposed SEZ with a target of realizing investment in the Subang SEZ of IDR 134.59 trillion with a land area of ​​up to 481.93 hectares.

The fifth proposal, the Mangkupadi KEK is located in Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan Province, is a proposal by PT Kalimantan Industrial Park Indonesia (KIPI). With a land area of ​​11,696.53 hectares. This KEK is targeted to absorb a workforce of 140,796 people and realize an investment of IDR 504 trillion.

Sixth, KEK Batang Integrated Industrial Zone which is in Batang Regency, Central Java Province. This KEK targets investment realization to reach IDR 130.3 trillion with a land area of ​​2,886.87 hectares and a total workforce absorption of 325,651 people.

Then seventh, the proposed land expansion in the Nongsa KEK covers an area of ​​22.43 hectares with an investment realization target of IDR 20.07 trillion.

"The proposed expansion of the Nongsa KEK is to develop a data center where the proposer of this KEK is PT Taman Resor Internet with business activities from the Nongsa KEK, namely tourism, and research, technology development," explained Airlangga.

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