Medan, March 21, 2024 — PT. Prima Pembangunan Kawasan (PT. PPK) as a subsidiary of PT. Pelindo Solusi Logistik (SPSL), which is part of PT. Pelindo (Persero) (Pelindo Group), recently attended and gave a presentation regarding investment opportunities in the Kuala Tanjung Industrial Area to the Thailand Board of Investment Jakarta Office. The activity was attended by the Assistant for Economy and Development of the North Sumatra Provincial Secretary (Dr. H. Agus Tripiyono, S.E., M.Sc., Ak., CA.), Deputy Head of the Bank Indonesia Representative Office of North Sumatra (Yura A. Djalins), Head of the North Sumatra Provincial Transportation Service, Policy Analyst of the North Sumatra Provincial Youth and Sports Office, Policy Analyst of the Government and Autonomy Bureau of the North Sumatra Provincial Secretariat, Representatives from Project Owners in North Sumatra such as: PT. Kawasan Industri Nusantara (KEK Sei Mangkei), PT. Medan Industrial Area, PT. Prima Pembangunan Kawasan (Kuala Tanjung Industrial Area), PT. Angkasa Pura Aviasi (Commercial Area KNO Airport), Lake Toba Authority Implementing Agency (Toba Caldera Resort), North Sumatra Provincial Transportation Agency (Mebidang Bus Rapid Transit) and North Sumatra Provincial Youth and Sports Agency (Sport Center).
Ms. Chatchadaporn Krungkasem, Minister Counselor (Investment Promotion) at the Thailand Board of Investment, in her speech said that this institution is an organization under the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand in Jakarta whose main task and responsibility is to promote investment to Thailand and Thai investment to Indonesia. “The Thailand Board of Investment Jakarta Office is currently exploring investment opportunities in Indonesia, especially North Sumatra, and plans to collaborate with related government and private agencies and will bring data/information on investment projects offered to entrepreneurs and investors in Thailand for their return to North Sumatra in late July or early August 2024,” she said in her speech.
Representative of the North Sumatra Provincial Government, Dr. H. Agus Tripriyono, S.E., M.Sc., Ak., CA., welcomed and supported the intention of Ms. Chatchadaporn Krungkasem and the delegation to North Sumatra as an initial exploration of information/data on potential and investment opportunities in the North Sumatra region. He also said, “North Sumatra Province has various potentials in the agriculture, plantation, fisheries, livestock, forestry, mining, and energy sectors and tourism, which are almost evenly distributed, have been developed and utilized, and still require further exploration. Through North Sumatra Invest, which is a collaborative team between the North Sumatra Provincial Government and the Bank Indonesia Representative Office of North Sumatra Province, it is currently offering 7 priority investment projects to prospective investors, namely, SEZ Sei Mangkei, KIM, KIKT, Airport City, Sport Center, BRT Mebidang, and Toba Caldera Resort. ” Deputy Head of the BI North Sumatra Representative Office, Yura A. Djalins, explained that the projection of the North Sumatra economy in 2024 will increase in the range of 4.5-5.3% (year on year). On that occasion, he also said, “In 2024, the North Sumatra economy is projected to increase in the range of 4.5-5.3% from year to year, and invited the Thailand Board of Investment Jakarta Office to realize investment in North Sumatra, where Thailand is currently not an investor country, especially in North Sumatra.”
Next, the presentation from the project owners, one of which was PT. PPK, represented by Martin Pasaribu, commercial and development manager who promoted the Kuala Tanjung Industrial Area. “The Kuala Tanjung Industrial Area is an industrial area integrated with the Kuala Tanjung Port, which has other advantages such as being close to multimodal trains and toll roads connected to the Belawan and Sei Mangkei Ports and supported by diverse hinterlands,” he said. In addition, through this forum, PT. PPK hopes to be able to cooperate with investors from Thailand and will await the arrival of the Thai investor group scheduled for the end of July or early August 2024 to visit the Kuala Tanjung Industrial Area. The Thailand Board of Investment Jakarta Office promises to provide data/information regarding the 7 priority investment projects that have been presented at the activity and hopes that investment cooperation will be established in the future with the North Sumatra Provincial Government Agencies and with the private sector in the North Sumatra region.
