TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs recorded that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi’s 190 national strategic projects (PSN) had been completed between 2016 and December 2023, with a total project value of Rp1,515.4 trillion.

“As of December 2023, we have created 190 completed national strategic projects with a value of Rp1,500 trillion,” Wahyu Utomo, Deputy VI of the Coordinating Ministry for Regional Development and Spatial Planning, said at his office in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

In 2023 alone, there were 37 completed projects, surpassing last year's target. He added that there are also 30 projects and nine programs worth Rp788.5 trillion that are partially operational and 50 projects under construction worth Rp828 trillion.

“All of these have a multiplier effect in terms of employment and also economic growth in the region,” Wahyu said.

According to him, Indonesia's strategic projects until 2023 are significant as they were President Jokowi's priority program to boost the economy.

Wahyu said that Indonesia's infrastructure score is only about 45 percent, whereas the average infrastructure score of developed countries is 70 percent, as per various international studies. “That's why we aim to continue pushing for infrastructure projects. So by 2045, when we achieve Golden Indonesia, our infrastructure score will be 70 percent.”

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