President Director of PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA), Eko Purwanto, proposed state capital participation (PMN) funding for the 2025 Fiscal Year amounting to IDR 976 billion based on the need for trains in the country, especially the needs of the KAI Group.
“This increasing need is not comparable to the capacity at PT INKA. So we need to increase the capacity at PT INKA, with the increase in capacity at PT INKA, it will also have an impact on products, both in terms of quality and product speed,” said Eko during the RDP with Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives on Tuesday (9/7).
Regarding the planned use of PMN 2025, INKA will use it for the development of production facilities, as well as for the development and provision of several components that INKA is starting to plan to be produced domestically.
“So that later we can reduce some components that have been imported and we can provide them domestically,” he said.
In addition, PMN 2025 will also be used by INKA to improve the railway industry ecosystem, especially the domestic supply chain, so that it can continue to improve.
“It will also be able to open up employment opportunities because this will also operate the new INKA factory in Banyuwangi and revitalize the existing factory in Madiun. So that later the independence of the railway industry can be realized gradually,” explained Eko.
This PMN, he continued, is expected to make PT INKA more advanced, improve its performance to be better and can develop products according to technology and operator needs. (Z-6)
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