Indonesia president Joko Widodo had earlier expressed confidence he would be able to work from his new office in East Kalimantan by early July.
General view of core goverment area construction of Indonesia 's new capital, known as Nusantara National Capital , in Sepaku, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia , March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File PhotoJAKARTA: President Joko Widodo looks set to delay plans to work from Indonesia ’s new capital Nusantara amid a scramble to get its supply of drinking water and electricity up and running.
The US$32 billion project has struggled to attract investors and experienced delays, with key infrastructure yet to be completed weeks before Indonesia’s Independence Day celebrations on Aug 17. A presidential decree to formally declare Nusantara – also known as Ibukota Negara or IKN – the nation’s capital will depend on the project’s progress and could be issued by his successor Prabowo Subianto, Mr Widodo added.
Jakarta provincial secretary Joko Agus Setyono, however, said on Tuesday that the presidential decree regarding the capital relocation could be expected within the next few days, or next week. Housing for all 36 ministers, as well as 12 of the 47 residential towers for civil servants were also targeted for completion. About 12,000 civil servants from 38 ministries and institutions were expected to move to Nusantara by September, marking the first phase of the plan to populate the new capital.
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