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View all search resultsKAI, PLN to break ground on railway electrification project in May
The state-owned railway operator and state-owned electricity company are slated to begin work in May on a nationwide project to expand railway electrification, with routes extending from Jakarta to nearby Banten and West Java.
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A commuter train operated by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia, a subsidiary of state railway company PT KAI, passes Jatinegara Station on April 15 in East Jakarta. (JP/Yulianto Catur Nugroho)
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ork is slated to begin next month on a nationwide project to expand railway electrification in Indonesia, with routes extending from Jakarta to the neighboring provinces of Banten and West Java.
State asset fund Danantara chief operating officer Dony Oskaria revealed that the project would break ground on May 20, beginning with routes from Jakarta to Cikampek, Sukabumi in West Java and to Cilegon in Banten.
Dony said railway electrification was aimed at supporting the development of new cities along the routes, reducing pollution and enhancing efficiency in transportation.
“Implementing electrification will reduce urbanization [pressures],” he said on Tuesday, as quoted by news agency Antara.
Dony, who is also the head of the State-owned Enterprises (SOE) Regulatory Agency (BP BUMN), added that electrification had become a key performance indicator (KPI) for railway operators, alongside safety measures.
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The project was unveiled in October last year through a business-to-business (B2B) agreement between railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) and electricity company PLN, both state-owned companies.
