JAKARTA: Indonesia's transport ministry and three consultants have pushed back on a China-funded consortium's plan to start full commercial operations of the country's US$7.3 billion first high-speed train service in August, an internal document shows. A flagship project of President Joko Widodo - and part
JAKARTA: Indonesia's transport ministry and three consultants have pushed back on a China-funded consortium's plan to start full commercial operations of the country's US$7.3 billion first high-speed train service in August, an internal document shows.
"A further delay will only become ammunition for the opposition to attack," said Teuku Rezasyah, an international relations analyst at Padjadjaran University, adding that setbacks would taint China's credibility to develop and deliver big projects in the region. "There is a risk that the target of commercial operations in August could be delayed to complete all construction by December 31," said the report, written in the local language.
The possibility of a further delay and other details in the two documents have not been previously reported. An electric Multiple Unit high-speed train is seen during Hot Sliding Test in Tegalluar, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, May 19, 2023. PT KCIC was awarded the project in 2015 after lodging a cheaper proposal than a Japanese rival, with completion expected in 2019. But the project has been plagued by delays due to land ownership disputes, questions over its economic impact and the COVID-19 pandemic.
One-way tickets on the line will cost up to 350,000 rupiah depending on the distance travelled, according to PT KCIC, nearly a quarter of the average Indonesian's weekly income.
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