In accordance with
the directives of President Joko Widodo in the Limited Meeting (Rates) on local
content (TKDN), Minister of Industry, Saleh Husin, urged so that steel used in
infrastructure development projects should be produced in the country. “We’ve
been able to produce quality steel with special specifications required by the
industry. The factory locations are in Batam, Cilegon, and Bekasi, “he
explained.
The use of domestic products is
increasingly encouraged by the government, especially for infrastructure
projects. Limited Meeting about local content (TKDN) in Infrastructure Projects
discussed several things. For example, the background of the increased use of
domestic products because there are many products that can be produced
domestically.
“Firstly the gas transmission
pipeline project from Gresik in East Java to Semarang, Central Java. Although
the tender is won by Wijaya Karya consortium, but it is steel produced by South
Korea, “said Industry Minister Saleh Husin. The gas pipeline project owned by
PT Pertamina Gas (Prtagas) spans 270 km. While, the project construction is
performed by state-owned contractors PT Wijaya Karya Tbk (WIKA), Remaja Bangun
Kencana, and Kelsri.
The second topic is about the
provision of power plant with a capacity of 35 thousand MW. Domestic component
will be utilized more optimally, because the national industry is able to
produce, among others, turbines, transformers, and transmission cable. The
third topic is about the ability to finalize the fulfillment needs for heavy
equipment for infrastructure projects. The goal is so that the national steel
will be more absorbed in the country, and one sector which is able to revive
the steel industry is, among others, heavy equipment industry, “said Saleh
Husin.
The Limited Meeting revealed that
the Ministry of Public Workers needs about 1,000 units of excavators. On the
other hand, state-owned enterprise, PT Pindad, in addition to being a defense industry
player, is also cultivating heavy equipment industry. “We will coordinate in
this matter, weather with the Ministry of Public Works and PT Pindad.
Currently, PT Pindad is preparing a protorype which is ready to be launched in
June or July, “he added.
According to the Minister of
Industry, President Jokowi has given directives so that the realization of
increase of domestic products is accelerated. Other benefits for the government
are that it saves foreign exchange, which previously flowed out of the country
when import activity is still high. It is also for shake of the establishment
of industrial structure from upstream to downstream, the spread of
industrialization, and employment.
MoU of the Finance
& Development Supervisory Agency
Currently, the Ministry of Industry
is drafting a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Financial and
Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP). The MoU is about audit of Local Content
(TKDN) by BPKP on agencies and state-owned enterprises that use the state
budget (APBN). “This audit serves to sharpen and accelerate the use of local
content previously, we had several basic rules so that the use of domestic
products can be further optimized, “he described.
The regulation include Law No.
3/2014 on Industry, chapters 85-89 on Increased Use of Domestic Products and
Regulation of Minister of Industry No.02/M-IND/PER/1/2014 on Guidelines for
increase of Domestic Products in the Procurement of Government Goods /
Services. He said that it would perform an intensive coordination, particularly
with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The Limited Meeting
expressed the need to revise Regulation of Minister of Energy and Mineral
Resources No.15/2013 on the Use of Domestic Products In the Upstream Oil and
Gas Business Activities. “The revision was an opportunity to increase local content
in the oil & gas sector. In general, I am optimistic hat the directives of
the President and coordination among ministries will become a momentum of
independence of the national industry, “he concluded.
The energy sector became one of the
mainstays of the Increased Use of Domestic Product (P3DN) program. A number of
projects hat are in the upstream oil & gas sector, which is coordinated by
Special Task Force for Upstream Oil & Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas)
and conducted by Partnership Work Contract (K3S) under the coordination of the
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, as well as the construction of power
plant and transmission, energy, State Electricity Company (PLN), and the
National Gas Company (PGN) under the coordination of Ministry of State-Owned
Enterprises. (E)
Business News - June 17, 2015
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