Bandara Juanda terbaik versi majalah Marketing

Sekretaris Perusahaan PT Angkasa Pura I, Kuntadi Budianto menginformasikan, bahwa layanan di Bandara Juanda, Surabaya merupakan yang terbaik untuk kategori bandara domestik. "Ini merupakan hasil Service Quality Award 2008 hasil kerja sama antara Majalah Marketing dengan Customer Centric Organization atau CARRE," ujar Kuntadi, Senin (21/7) di kantor Angkasa Pura I, Jakarta.

Hasil ini diumumkan akhir Juni lalu. Untuk kategori bandara domestik, peringkat ke-2 jatuh kepada Bandara Ngurah Rai-Bali, lalu peringkat ke-3 kepada Bandara Hasanuddin-Makassar. Berdasarkan pengamatan Kompas, Bandara Hasanuddin sesungguhnya tidak layak mendapat penghargaan itu.

source: kompas.com | July 2008

JICT to invest US$166 mln to expand Jakarta container terminal

PT Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) has said it will invest US$166 million to expand its terminal to be able to handle up to 3 million TEUs of container in 2011.

JICT President Derek Pierson said US$100 million of the investment would be for terminal infrastructure - expansion of piling square and parking place and installation of on line service systems. The remaining US$66 million will be used to buy more loading and unloading equipment for the quay, Pierson said.

source: Antara | July 2008

China to build two steel plants in Indonesia

China Steel Resources Holding Company will build two steel factories with a combined capacity of three million tons per annum in Indonesia, an Indonesian official said.

The construction of the steel plants will be carried out in two stages within a span of five years with the first plant to be built in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

"In the first stage, the steel plant to be built will have a capacity of 1.5 million tons in Banjarmasin. It will be followed by the construction of another plant with a capacity of 1.5 million tons in the second stage," Achmad Kurniadi of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) said on the sidelines of an international convention of Chinese businessmen here on Friday.

He said the location of the steel plant that would be built in the second stage had not yet been decided.

"The investment license for the first stage in Banjarmasin which is close to the raw materials has been issued. For the second factory, the investor is till considering certain locations," he said.

Achmad hoped that Chinese investors attending the convention would be attracted to make their investment in other sectors such as the manufacturing and transportation sectors.

"The Chinese investors have looked at the mining sector in the country and we are waiting for their investments in the transportation sector as well," he added.

So far, Chinese investors generally invested in natural resource-based industries such as mining, plantation and fisheries, he said.

Running from July 18 to 19, 2008, the convention is being attended by representatives of 93 Chinese companies that have plans to visit Indonesia to explore investment possibilities in the trade, property, manufacturing, finance, energy and mineral sectors.

The Chinese companies are engaged in various fields of business or industry, namely 27 companies in the energy and mineral, 20 in the trade , 22 in the property, 22 in the manufacturing and five in the financial sectors.

source: Antara | July 2008

Indonesia`s 1st semester cement consumption rises 21 pct

Indonesia's cement consumption during the first half of 2008 surged 21 percent from a year ago supported by growing construction activities, a producer association report showed on Monday.

Data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) said nationwide cement consumption reached 18.89 million tonnes in the first half against 15.6 million tonnes a year earlier.

The country also exported 844,886 tonnes of cement during the first six months, down 37 percent from a year ago.

Cement consumption in the country's main market, Java, rose 17.4 percent in the first half from a year earlier to 10.37 million tonnes. Over the same period, cement consumption outside Java rose between 18 percent and 40 percent, the report was quoted by Thomcon Financial as saying.

Indonesia's biggest cement producer by sales volume PT Semen Gresik Tbk supplied about 42 percent of domestic cement consumption during the first half. It sold 8.32 million tonnes of cement, up from 7.12 million tonnes a year ago.

Semen Gresik's main rivals are PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, the Indonesian unit of Germany's HeidelbergCement AG, and Holcim Indonesia, the unit of Swiss cement maker Holcim.

source: Antara | July 2008

Geothermal power projects to cost US$19.8 bln, official says

The government estimates its geothermal power plant (PLTP) development acceleration program will cost US$19.8 billion, director for geothermal and ground water exploitation Sugiharto Harsoprayitno said here on Tuesday. ANTARA News reported (07/09/08).

He said the amount would be used to build PLTPs with a total capacity of 6,867 MW within a period of 10 years or 2009-2018.

"Of the US$19.8 billion, some US$18.7 billion will be used to develop new generators, US$791 million will be used to finance operations and maintenance of new generators and US$250 million for operations and maintenance of old ones," he said.

He said the government had set itself the target of building 30-MW PLTPs in 2009, 162.5-MW PLTPs in 2010, 335-MW PLTPs in 2011, 862-MW PLTPs in 2012, and 715-MW PLTPs in 2013.

In 2014, it will also build a 1,685-MW PLTP and a 1,650-MW PLTP in 2015, a 660-MW PLTP in 2016, a 435-MW PLTP in 2017 and a 330-MW PLTP in 2018.

Sugiharto said the government had so far tried its best to accelerate development of PLTPs.

In the meantime, Surya Dharma, director for operations of PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy, said that of the total capacity of the planned PLTPs (6,867 MW), Pertamina would build PLTPs with a combined capacity of 4,000 MW.

"We are ready to build PLTPs with a total cacpcity of 4,000 MW," he said.

source: BKPM | July 2008

Sengkawang to invest US$136 mln in Indonesia`s energy sector

PT Energy Sengkawang plans to invest US$136 million to build power plants and gas pipeline in Sengkawang, the regency of Wajo, South Sulawesi.

Company president Paul Ivan Edwards said Energy Sengkawan will invest around US$120 million in a 60-megawatt gas fired power plant and a 60-MW coal fired power plant projects.

The gas fired power plant is expected to be operational this year and the coal fired power plant to follow in 2010, Edwards said.

The gas pipeline project to cost around US$16 million will transport gas from the Baru well to the power plant.

source: Antara | July 2008

U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow

A U.S.-based consortium Vlocity Holding Inc. said it plans to build a 2000-Megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant from the Sidoarjo mudflow. The Jakarta Post reported (07/08/2008).

Vlocity director Taswin Tarib said his consortium could invest US$5 billion in the project should the government agree with the plan.

"Our plan looked feasible as the Sidoarjo mudflow temperature could reach 40 to 60 Celsius degree daily," he said.

The electricity from the mudflow would be later sold to the State Electricity Firm (PLN) at 2-3 euro cents per kilowatt hour, Taswin said.

The power plant could also create some 2,500 jobs for Indonesians, he said, adding that the plan had been presented to Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

Vice president special expert staff Alwi Hamu said the vice president had given a green signal to conduct an analysis of the power plant proposal.

source: BKPM | July 2008

Sejumlah Daerah Usulkan Jadi Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus

Sejumlah Pemerintah Daerah (Pemda) telah mengajukan diri agar daerahnya dijadikan Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus (KEK) ke Tim Nasional Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus Indonesia (Timnas KEKI).

Menteri Perindustrian Fahmi Idris yang juga Anggota Timnas KEKI dalam Rapat Kerja dengan Komisi VI DPR RI di Jakarta, Senin (7/7), mengatakan daerah KEK akan diberikan kemudahan dan keringanan di bidang perijinan usaha, kegiatan usaha, perbankan, permodalan, perindustrian, perdagangan, ketenagakerjaan, kepelabuhan, keimigrasian bagi orang asing pelaku bisnis, dan fasilitas keamanan. "Selain itu juga diberikan fasilitas perpajakan, kepabeanan, dan cukai," jelas dia.

Untuk perpajakan fasilitas yang diberikan meliputi pajak penghasilan, pengurangan pajak bumi dan bangunan, penangguhan bea masuk, tidak dipungut PPh impor, keringanan pajak daerah dan distribusi.

Untuk kepabeanan daerah KEK tidak dipungut PPN dan PPnBM. Sementara untuk cukai diberlakukan pembebasan cukai untuk bahan baku atau bahan penolong. "Diharapkan dengan fasilitas ini kita dapat bersaing dengan tetangga dalam menarik investasi asing masuk ke Indonesia sekaligus mengembangkan wilayah dan kawasan," jelasnya.

Menurut dia, semua daerah di Indonesia punya kesempatan sama untuk mengembangkan KEK namun hal penting yang diperlukan daerah adalah komitmen daerah bersangkutan.

"Departemen Perindustrian akan memfasilitasi daerah yang ingin menjadi KEK dengan menyusun master plan kawasan industri, menyusun AMDAL, analisis kelayakan finansial-ekonomin, dan menyusun peta panduan pembangunan kompetensi inti industri di daerah," tuturnya.

Dikatakannya Pemerintah hampir rampung menyelesaikan Draft Rancangan Undang-Undang (RUU) KEK di Dpartemen Hukum dan HAM dan nantinya akan dibahas di DPR RI. "Draft itu nantinya berisi antara lain penetapan lokasi KEK, tata cara usulan KEK, dan tata cara penetapan KEK di Indonesia," paparnya.

Daerah yang diusulkan masuk ke Timnas KEKI yakni Sumut, Riau, Sumsel, Banten, Jabar, Jateng, dan Jatim. Untuk Kawasan Indonesia Timur yang sudah mengajukan meliputi Sulteng, Sulsel, Sulut, Kaltim, Kalteng, Kalbar, dan Sorong.

Adapun Pemda yang sudah mengajukan KEK adalah Biak Numfor (Papua), Sorong (Papua Barat), Manado-Bitung (Sulawesi), Jawa Timur, Dumai (Riau), Batam-Bintan- Karimun (Kepri), Medan-Deli (Sumut), Makassar-Maros, Sungguminasa, Takalar (Sulsel), Gemopolis-Lamongan (Jatim), dan Kedung Semar (Jateng).

Sementara Kawasan Industri mendapatkan dukungan dari Menperin untuk dijadikan KEKI yakni Kawasan Industri ZONI (7 kawasan industri Cikarang, Bekasi Jawa Barat), KEK Khatulistiwa (Kawasan Industri Semparuk Kalbar), Kawasan Industri Cikande-Modernland, Tangerang, Banten, KEK Kota Palu, Sulteng, KEK Bangka Belitung, dan KEK Kepri (Batam, Bintan, Karimun). Sejauh ini baru KEK Batam, Bintan, Karimun yang telah diselesaikan Pemerintah untuk dijadikan UU KEK.

source: kompas.com | July 2008

Wika, Chinese co to build power plant in East Kalimantan

State-owned construction company PT Wijaya Karya (JSX:WIKA) said it had agreed with the Chengda Engineering Corp. of China to build a coal-fired power plant in East Kalimantan.

Wika and Chengda had formed a consortium with a share split of 51:49 to build the 130-megawatt power plant in Kutai Kartanegara, at a cost of Rp1.4 trillion (US$155 million), the newspaper Investor Daily said.

The two signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract last weekend, Wika President Bintang Perbowo told the newspaper. Construction would start this year and be completed in 2010.

source: Antara | July 2008

DKI Jakarta akan terapkan e-Government

Pemerintah DKI dalam waktu dekat menerapkan penggunaan teknologi informasi dalam menjalankan pemerintahannya. Penerapan teknologi tersebut dikenal sebagai e-government.

"Penerapan e-government ini diharapkan dapat memperbaiki kinerja", kata Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo hari ini di Balai Kota. Selain berharap pada perbaikan kinerja, Foke juga menegaskan penerapan e-government untuk tata kelola pemerintahan yang baik.

"Artinya adalah proses pemerintahan diharapkan dapat berjalan dengan transparan dan akuntabel," ujarnya. Selain itu, penerapan e-government diharapkan dapat meningkatkan partisipasi masyarakat.

Dia menjamin, seluruh kegiatan di DKI yang melibatkan pihak ketiga akan dilakukan secara terbuka. "Kegiatan pengadaan, pemborongan semuannya dapat diketahui secara terbuka," katanya. "Sudah bukan jamannya lagi sekarang orang mendapatkan tender dengan transaksi di bawah meja," kata dia.

source: kompasinteraktif.com | July 2008

Sumatera jadi "Pulau Digital" tahun 2008

Target Telkom menjadikan Sumatera sebagai "Pulau Digital" tahun ini diyakini kuat tercapai setelah semester I pertumbuhan penjualan dan pelanggan berbagai layanan jasa mulai dari Flexi, PSTN dan Speedy meningkat signifikan.

Executive General Manager Divre I Sumatra, Muhammad Awaluddin, di Medan, Rabu, mengatakan, pertumbuhan yang paling fantastis adalah di produk Speedy, internet Broadband Access.

Speedy merupakan layanan akses pita lebar dari Telkom yang menggunakan teknologi Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line = ASDL) untuk mengakses internet dengan kecepatan tinggi dan memberikan layanan data serta telepon/fax secara bersamaan dengan hanya menggunakan satu saluran telepon sehingga setiap saat bisa `on line` untuk akses ke internet.

"Pertumbuhan pelanggan Speedy hingga Juni 2008 mencapai 237 persen dari tahun lalu," katanya dalam pemaparan kinerja Telkom Divre I Sumatera itu.

Bahkan dari sisi penjualan, hingga Juni tercatat sebesar 45.169 satuan sambungan layanan (SSL) atau mengalami peningkatan sebesar 167 persen dibandingkan periode sama tahun 2007.

Hingga Juni 2008, jumlah pelanggan sudah sebanyak 76.849 SSL dari periode sama tahun 2007 hanya 22.779 SSL.

"Untuk meningkatkan layanan dan pelanggan Speedym Telkom akan menambah kapasitas pada produk Speedy dari posisi Juni 2008 yang tersedia sebanyak 118.088 atau mengalami pertumbuhan sebesar 4 persen dibanding periode yang sama di tahun 2007," katanya.

Tahun ini diharapkan, penambahan kapasitas Speedy bisa mencapai 148.775 SSL.

"Seiring dengan obsesi menjadikan Sumatra pulau Digital dan terus dibangunnya infrastruktur Speedy di seluruh Sumatra diharapkan target sales sebanyak 150.000 SSL di tahun 2008 bisa dicapai," kata Awaluddin.

source: Antara | July 2008

President to inaugurate power plant`s firing unit in E. Kalimantan

Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, on Saturday, was scheduled to inaugurate firing unit I of Steam Power Plant (PLTU) Embalut, Tanjung Batu, East Kalimantan Province.

The Head of State on the occasion would be accompanied by Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro, East Kalimantan Governor Termizi A Karim, and President Director of PT Cahaya Fajar Kaltim Dahlan Iskan.

The President earlier said that the constructions of power plant projects were aimed at increasing the power supply.

When dedicating four power plants in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Friday Yudhoyono said since Indonesia`s independence in 1945, the country`s power capacity had been only 25,000 MW, despite the growth of the nation`s population and industries.

"Now we have additional power capacity of 10,000 MW more. At present, it`s enough, but later it should be added," he said referring to the newly inaugurated power plant projects.

To avoid the impact of the world energy crisis, the government of Indonesia has made efforts in improving environmentally friendly oil and gas production, developing alternative energy and cutting back on energy consumption.

The president appreciated the inauguration of the four power plants which will increase the voltage in four regions in Indonesia.

On Saturday afternoon, the Head of State would officially open the 17th National Sports Week (PON) in Samarinda which will be participated in by around 13,000 athletes.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was on a visit East Kalimantan Province from July 4 to 5, 2008 before proceeding to Malaysia and later to Japan to attend a Developing Eight (D-8) and G-8 Summit.

After his working visit in East Kalimantan, the President would go on trips to Malaysia and Japan from July 6 to 10, 2008.

source: Antara | July 2008

Saudis plan Rp 600b rice estate investment

A consortium of 15 Saudi Arabian investors is ready to take part in the Merauke Integrated Rice Estate (MIRE), injecting at least Rp 600 billion (US$65.04 million) into the region, an official says. Writing by Novia D. Rulistia for The Jakarta Post (07/03/08).

The Agriculture Ministry's secretary-general, Hasanuddin Ibrahim, said Wednesday each investor wanted to open about 5,000 to 10,000 hectares of land in Merauke, Papua.

"To open the land, investors need about Rp 8 million to Rp 10 million per hectare. So an investor needs to invest Rp 40 billion for every 5,000 hectares of land they want to open," he said after the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).

Merauke Integrated Rice Estate is a program designed to make the Merauke regency in Papua province an integrated rice production complex for supplying the staple food to eastern areas of the archipelago. The government has provided 1.6 million hectares of land for the program.

The ministry earlier said the investment would also be channeled for the construction of 700 kilometers of roads in the regency, 1,500 kilometers of connecting road to West Papua province, three ports and irrigation systems. The projects are expected to start by the end of this year.

The Central Statistic Agency says total harvest area last year in Papua was 20,788 hectares, up from 19,898 hectares a year earlier. The total harvest area in Indonesia was 12.16 million hectares, most located outside Java.

The ministry said the investors from the world's largest oil producer chose Indonesia for the agribusiness venture due to its decent water provision and supporting climate. In addition, Indonesia has adequate paddy conservation technology, including seedbeds, cultivation and reliable human resources.

Hasanuddin said there were also several local firms interested in joining the MIRE program, including Medco E&P Indonesia and PT Bangun Cipta Kontraktor.

According to the Investment Coordinating Board, Saudi realized investment in Indonesia reached $1.3 million last year from zero in 2006.

In addition to investment in the agriculture sector, investors from Saudi Arabia are also interested in investing in Indonesia's tourism, food-processing and energy sectors.

The government has taken considerable measures to attract investment from Middle Eastern countries, such as the introduction of the country's first law on sharia banking and the president's visit to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan in early 2006

Other Middle Eastern investors who have expressed investment plans in Indonesia this year include Dubai-based real estate giant Emaar Properties, which says it wants to build the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia in the country, and Ras Al-Khaimah of the UAE, which is interested in developing the Tanjung Api-Api Port and a connecting railway to Palembang, South Sumatra.

source: BKPM | July 2008

Indonesia expects record investment in 2008-09

Indonesia's chief investment agency said it expects foreign and domestic investment to hit a new record this year and in 2009, driven by demand for new infrastructure including power plants and toll roads. Writing By Muhammad Al Azhari and Harry Suhartono, editing by Sara Webb/Sugita Katyal/Rory Channing in Reuters.

Muhammad Lutfi, who heads the agency, said he is optimistic that total domestic and foreign direct investment would rise 15 percent to nearly $16 billion in 2008, from a record $13.8 billion in 2007, and surge to $20 billion next year.

Southeast Asia's biggest economy badly needs billions of dollars of investment, especially in infrastructure, to push economic growth and reduce high unemployment.

"We are certain that we will meet the 15.2 percent target of investment (growth)" for 2008, Lutfi told a gathering of foreign correspondents in Jakarta on Wednesday.

"We had a good number in the first quarter. Next year is a challenge because of the slowdown of the economy, that's what we feel."

A combination of political stability and an improving economic outlook helped to attract a record foreign direct investment last year, although the agency, known as BKPM, does not provide details of the investments.

Some analysts warn that political uncertainty ahead of next year's parliamentary and presidential elections, and a slowdown in economic growth could hurt investment.

The government's decision to hike subsidised fuel prices by an average of nearly 30 percent in May is expected to lead to weaker consumer spending. The government expects GDP growth of 6-6.4 percent this year, compared with 6.3 percent in 2007.

However, Indonesia still lags countries such as China in attracting foreign investment because of perceived legal uncertainties and graft, and a complicated bureaucracy.

The country ranks 123rd out of 178 countries in terms of ease of doing business, according to a World Bank survey last year.

KEY INFRASTRUCTURE

Despite such challenges, Lutfi said several infrastructure projects are likely to materialise next year and help boost investment. The agency will encourage investment in key infrastructure areas such as electricity, toll roads, ports and airports within the next two years, he said.

Only 64 percent of Indonesian households currently have access to electricity, he said, adding that the government has invited the private sector to finance its programme to build 10,000 MW of coal-fired power plants in Java, Sumatra and Bali.

The agency is promoting investment in resource-rich regions, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and Papua, where there are opportunities to invest in the crude palm oil, coal, nickel, and pulp and paper industries, Lutfi said.

Lutfi, who has been in charge of promoting investment in Indonesia since May 2005, was an economic adviser and spokesman for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during the 2004 election campaign.

He previously headed the Mahaka Group, a conglomerate with interests including electricity, luxury apartment development, commodity trading, and media.

source: BKPM | June 2008

Jalan wilayah timur terus dilancarkan

Departemen Pekerjaan Umum menyatakan terus memaksimalkan pembangunan jalan pada wilayah Timur Indonesia.
Hal itu ditunjukan dengan pembangunan Lintas Selatan Kalimantan, Lintas Barat Sulawesi dan beberapa ruas jalan lain.

"Jalan lintas yang kita bangun tersebut kita targetkan berfungsi fungsional pada akhir 2009," ujar Direktur Jenderal (Dirjen) Bina Marga PU Hermanto Dardak, di Jakarta, Rabu (25/6/2008).

Hermanto mengatakan, untuk lintas selatan Kalimantan penanganan mulai dilakukan dari Simanggaris di Kalimantan Timur menuju Samarinda, Balikpapan, Batulicin, dan Banjarmasin.

Pembangunan jalan lintas sepanjang 3.368 kilometer (Km) tersebut dilanjutkan dari Palangkaraya, Sampit, Pangkalan Bun, Tayan, hingga jalan perbatasan di Entikong dan Aruk. Selain itu lintas selatan Kalimantan tersebut merupakan bagian dari Pan Borneo Highway.

"Lintas tersebut disepakati merupakan bagian dari kerja sama subregional antara Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia dan Filipina sebagai salah satu kawasan pertumbuhan ekonomi," tambahnya.

source: okezone.com | June 2008

Telkomsel bidik 10.000 Desa Terpencil

Sukses dengan program penyediaan layanan seluler di ibu kota kecamatan (IKC), Telkomsel mengembangkan program Merah Putih, yakni program penyediaan layanan seluler di daerah pedesaan, industri terpencil, dan kawasan bahari. ''Program ini akan menjangkau 10.000 titik,'' kata Direktur Utama Telkomsel Kiskenda Suriahardja di Jakarta kemarin. Hingga akhir tahun 2008 diharapkan program ini telah menjangkau sekitar 3.000 titik.

Program Merah Putih sekaligus menjadi ajang pengembangan teknologi GSM berbasis internet protocol (IP) berkonsep remote solution system yang dikembangkan Telkomsel sendiri dan baru pertama kali diterapkan di dunia. Pada GSM berbasis IP, infrastruktur yang digunakan lebih simpel. Untuk infrastruktur tidak diperlukan menara BTS. Perangkat yang diperlukan antara lain antena parabola, modem VSAT IP, Pico BTS, tenaga surya sebagai supply energi atau automatic power backup apabila daerah bersangkutan terdapat aliran listrik.

Infrastruktur yang simpel pada gilirannya juga memudahkan perakitan peranti untuk penyediaan layanan seluler. Bila pembangunan menara BTS beserta perangkat pendukungnya membutuhkan waktu sekitar satu bulan, pemasangan BTS Pico GSM berbasis IP hanya membutuhkan waktu sekitar dua jam saja. Uji coba teknologi ini telah dilakukan di puluhan titik, termasuk di kapal milik PT Pelni.

Namun, Kiskenda belum bersedia mengungkapkan berapa investasi yang dibenamkan untuk program ini. Tahun ini belanja modal Telkomsel mencapai 1,7 miliar dollar AS. Sebagian besar belanja modal dialokasikan untuk pengembangan infrastruktur.

Diminta komentarnya mengenai prospek bisnis program Merah Putih, Kiskenda hanya tersenyum. ''Sebagai operator yang lahir dari BUMN, kami selalu mengedepankan aspek pelayanan. Memberikan pelayanan menjadi komitmen kami,'' ujarnya diplomatis.

Diakui bahwa dalam tahap awal, program ini belum bisa memberikan kontribusi yang memadai bagi revenue perusahaan. Meski demikian, Kiskenda optimistis program ini akan memberi kontribusi positif bagi pendapatan perusahaan. ''Saat saya mengembangkan program IKC, penyediaan layanan seluler di ibu kota kecamatan, banyak yang meragukan akan berhasil,'' kata Kiskenda. Setelah berjalan, lanjutnya, program ini justru menjadi salah satu lokomotif pertumbuhan di Telkomsel.

Program IKC yang dikembangkan sekitar tiga tahun lalu telah menjangkau lebih dari 85 persen IKC di seluruh Indonesia. Lebih dari 24 provinsi, seluruh ibu kota kecamatan telah terjangkau layanan Telkomsel. Operator dengan 52 juta pelanggan ini juga telah menjangkau 50 persen desa di Indonesia, 100 persen ibu kota kabupaten/kota dan ibu kota provinsi.

Program Merah Putih tak urung bakal menjadi pesaing program Universal Service Obligation (USO) yang dikembangkan Departemen Komunikasi dan Informatika. Program ini berencana menyediakan akses telekomunikasi di 44.000 desa terpencil dengan dana sekitar Rp 3,5 triliun. Dana antara lain dihimpun dari iuran USO operator telekomunikasi yang besarnya 1 persen dari revenue.

Soal USO, Kiskenda menolak bahwa Merah Putih akan menjadi pesaing. ''Program Merah Putih akan menjadi compliment program USO, bukan pesaing,'' ujarnya singkat.

source: kompas.com | June 2008

Prime Petroservices to build mini LNG plant worth $327m

Integrated oil and gas service provider PT Prime Petroservices (PPS) plans to build a small liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bali this year with a total investment of Rp 3 trillion (US$327 million).

PPS, through its subsidiary PT Indogas Kriya Dwiguna, will build the plant, with a capacity of 300,000 tons per year, on Pagerungan Island, north of Bali, the company's president director, Faiz Shahab, told a media gathering in Jakarta on Monday.

In comparison, an existing LNG plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, has a capacity of 18.5 million tons per year, while another in Arun, Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, outputs 12.5 million tons annually.

Faiz said the new plant would be the fourth in Indonesia, adding to those in Bontang and Arun, and an ongoing Tangguh project in Papua, which is scheduled to be onstream by the end of the year.

PPS finance director Didit A. Ratam said 30 percent of the project funding would come from the company's internal equity, while 70 percent would be garnered through bank loans.

PPS also plans to use the investment to build two LNG receiving terminals in Bali and na LNG carrier ship.

He said the plant would help state-power firm PLN reduce its dependence on oil, which has soared to more than $130 per barrel. PLN currently uses diesel in its gas-fired power plants in Bali due to a gas supply shortage.

In an attempt to convert to gas, PLN has signed a gas sales agreement worth Rp 10 trillion with PPS to secure gas supply to its power plants in Bali until 2026.

Faiz said PPS would supply the gas from the Terang, Sirasun and Batur gas fields operated by local oil and gas company Energy Mega Persada.

The company decided to build the LNG plant on the island to avoid reliance on problematic deep-sea pipelines, Faiz said.

source: Jakarta Post | 24 June 2008

Jababeka akan buka 2 kawasan industri baru

PT Jababeka Tbk berencana membuka kawasan industri terpadu baru berskala internasional di Medan (Sumut) dan Palu (Sulteng), untuk mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi di kawasan barat dan timur Indonesia.

Presiden Direktur Jababeka S.D. Darmono mengatakan pihaknya tengah mengkaji kedua lokasi itu untuk dikembangkan menjadi kawasan industri terpadu. Namun dia menolak menyebutkan luas lahan yang disiapkan maupun nilai investasi yang dibutuhkan.

Darmono mengemukakan kawasan industri terpadu di Medan ditujukan untuk menampung perusahaan multinasional baru yang ingin menggarap pasar Malaysia, Thailand dan sekitarnya. Sednagkan kawasan industri di Sulawesi Tengah diperuntukkan bagi perusahaan global yang mau membidik pasar Australia, Taiwan dan negara sekitarnya.

source: Bisnis Indonesia | 23 June 2008

Jakarta akan menjadi cyber city

Jakarta mau dijadikan kota cyber oleh Telkom. Monas pun ditetapkan BUMN telekomunikasi itu sebagai kilometer nol alias titik awal pembangunan hotspot internet di seluruh wilayah DKI. Demikian diungkapkan Eksekutif General Manager Divisi Regional II Telkom, Adeng Achmad, seusai meresmikan Monas Cyber Zone bersama Walikota Jakarta Pusat, Sylviana Murni.

Peluncuran program tersebut diharapkan bisa memberikan kemudahan dan kenyamanan kepada seluruh masyarakat, termasuk wisatawan asing dan domestik yang berkunjung ke Jakarta. "Dan yang terpenting, Monas Cyber Zone ini adalah perwujudan tekad dari Telkom untuk menjadikan Jakarta sebagai Cyber City," kata Adeng.

Selain Monas, kata Adeng, Telkom juga telah menempatkan hot spot Speedy yang aktif di 180 lokasi strategis dan pusat keramaian di wilayah Jabodetabek, seperti di mal, kafe, museum, taman kota, hotel, dan komplek perkantoran.

"Kami harap di akhir 2008 ini seluruh lokasi strategis di Jabodetabek sudah tersedia hot spot Speedy dengan kualitas bandwidth besar mencapai 1 Mbps," tandasnya. Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika Mohammad Nuh juga berharap dengan makin tersedianya koneksi internet cepat dan murah, diharapkan penetrasi internet bisa meningkat dua kali lipat dari sebelumnya. Ia pun menargetkan hingga akhir tahun ini pengguna akses internet bisa mencapai 50 juta atau meliputi 20% populasi penduduk di Indonesia. Hingga saat ini, kata menteri, pengguna internet di Tanah Air baru mencapai 28 juta pengakses.

source: detik.com

Bangkalan membangun kota industri besar

PT Lamicitra Tbk akan membangun kota industri di Kabupaten Bangkalan, yang diperkirakan akan menelan dana sekitar Rp3 triliun. Dirut PT Lamicitra Tbk Priyo Setyabudi mengatakan ke depannya, Madura yang selama ini terkenal sebagai pulau garam akan berkembang menjadi kota industri. Apalagi dengan adanya Jembatan Suramadu yang dikabarkan akan rampung pertengahan 2009.

Peluang itu yang mendorong PT Lamicitra untuk membangun kota industri di kawasan tersebut, kata dia. "Kami akan bangun Madura Industrial Seaport City (MISI) di Kecamatan Socah, Bangkalan," ujar Priyo, hari ini. Kota pelabuhan dengan luas sekitar 10.000 hektare ini akan didesain sebagai kota industri yang memiliki pelabuhan peti kemas skala internasional. Fasilitas itu untuk menunjang kegiatan di Pelabuhan Tanjung Perak dan Pelabuhan Gresik.

Dia barharap proyek tersebut akan mampu menyerap tenaga kerja sebanyak dua juta orang. Dengan begitu akan membantu pemerintah daerah setempat dalam mengatasi angka pengangguran. Perusahaan ini sebelumnya telah berhasil membangun Industri Estate Tanjung Emas Export Processing Zone di Semarang. Sejumlah properti yang dibangun di Surabaya a.l. Jembatan Merah Plaza, Tunjungan Hotel, dan Darmo Hill Condominium.(er)

source: bisnis.com