Bappenas to hold tenders for 13 projects worth US$3.7 billion

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) will put 13 projects worth US$3.7 billion out to tender under a government-private partnership scheme.

"Feasibility studies on all the projects have been completed. And their pre-qualifications are expected to be fulfilled in November," Director of Government-Private Cooperation at the Office of the State Minister for National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency Bastari Pandji Indra said on Tuesday.

Two of the projects involved state electricity company PT PLN and the Bandung city administration, he said.

The other projects included construction of turnpikes in Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi islands with the Toll Road Operating Board (BPJT) as the executor of the projects, he said.

The turnpikes included Medan-Binjai turnpike worth US$118.81 million, Palembang-Indralaya turnpike worth US$114.45 million, Tegineneng-Babatan turnpike worth US$296.39 million, Pandaan-Malang turnpike worth US$279.97 million, Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan turnpike worth US$428.86 million, Medan-Kualanamu-Tebing Tinggi turnpike worth US$477.37 million, Pasirkoja-Soreang turnpike worth US$111.03 million, Sukabumi-Ciranjang turnpike worth US$201.72 million, Manado-Bitung turnpike US$610.01 million, Pekanbaru-Dumai turnpike US$918.06 million, and Serangan-Tanjung Benoa turnpike worth US$161.89 million, he said.

The PLN project was a coal-fired power plant worth US$1.2 billion in Central Java, he said.

source: Antara | 18 June 2008