“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."
"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)
(Subjects: Who/What is Kryon ?, Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" Managed Business, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)
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Saturday, November 08, 2014

Indonesia to Offer PPP Projects Worth $52b

Jakarta Globe, Eko Adityo Nugroho, Nov 06, 2014

Jakarta's government has set the capital's Decent Living Index at Rp 2.5 million
 ($206) for 2015, a strong signal to workers that minimum wages are unlikely
to increase substantially. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta)

Jakarta. The Indonesian government plans to offer 43 infrastructure projects worth $52 billion to private investors next year, according to an official of the National Development Planning Ministry.

Bastari Panji Indra, a director at the ministry, said the projects will be offered under public-private partnership (PPP) schemes.

The projects offered include airports, monorail and, light rail transits, toll roads, coal transportation trains, ports, and water supply.

The government has published details regarding the projects in the Public Private Partnership Book 2015, which guides infrastructure development in the country.

Speaking on the sideline of Indonesia Infrastructure Week late on Wednesday, Bastari said of the 43 projects, eight are classified as “ready” to be offered, 11 are   “prospective” and 24 are marked as “potential.”

Bastari said the government will offer 10 major airport projects to private investors, including Juwata in North Kalimantan, Tjilik Riwut in Central Kalimantan and Fatmawati Soekarno in Bengkulu.

“Apart from airports, there are also a monorail project, coal transportation by train, water supply and six ports,” Bastari said.

Citing the Public Private Partnership Book 2015, he said the government plans to build an express train line connecting the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, in order to ease passenger commuting.

The director also announced a light rail transit system in Bandung, West Java, new train networks for South Sumatra, three water supply projects in Semarang, Central Java; Pekanbaru in Riau, and Pondok Gede in Bekasi.

Bastari also flagged a project for waste disposal processing in Bogor and Depok.

Deputy Minister Dedy Supriadi Priatna, who is charged with infrastructure affairs, said the government plans to revise the PPP scheme to attract investors, including with the introduction of a performance-based annuity scheme.

Under such a scheme, private investors contribute to development, financing and the operation of a project with a given concession time.

Once the project is open for commercial use, investors will receive regular payments for providing the service to the public, with a performance standard agreed to by both parties.

The new government under President Joko Widodo has a lot of research to do into the infrastructure sector.

Poor road and toll road conditions, over-crowded airports, over-capacity ports, and a lack of train networks have been cited as the main stumbling blocks to strong and sustained economic growth.

The previous administration under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono repeatedly offered infrastructure projects to tender, but only a few have been completed.

Poor preparation of projects, complex bureaucracy and low return in investment for the private sector remain major factors that deter investor interest.

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