Deputy Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has said that Indonesia is the first ASEAN country to receive funding from the grouping’s infrastructure fund.
The funds will be used to develop an electricity network in Bali.
"We are the most prepared country. A project is already available and Indonesia is in need of funds," Bambang was quoted as saying by Indonesia ’s Antara News on December 4.
Bambang said that apart from the loan for the electricity network, Indonesia would also receive loans for other infrastructure projects from the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in the middle of 2014.
The AIF is lending 25 million USD to Indonesia for various infrastructure projects.
He estimated the overall cost of the electricity project in Bali at 410 million USD. Bali desperately needs an electricity network of its own; it currently receives electricity supply from Java to meet its daily requirement.
Bambang, who is also the chairman of the AIFs board of directors, said the first AIF loan would be used for expanding the electricity transmission network from Java to Bali . That will overcome the weakness of the current system, which frequently causes power outages in Bali , which relies heavily on the tourism industry for revenues.
T he AIF is part of efforts by ASEAN countries to diversify their sources of funding as they attempt to upgrade their infrastructure.
ASEAN countries and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to set up the AIF in September 2011 by regulating capital participation and contributions from each member country.
The ADB provides the management to the AIF and also acts as the technical consultant and loan registrar.
The AIF was established in Malaysia in April 2012. It became completely operational in 2013. Shareholders of the fund include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam and the ADB.
The AIF plans to provide funds up to a maximum of 300 million USD a year for various infrastructure projects, such as the development of roads, railways, electricity and water networks, etc.
The projects chosen for funding will depend on the impact they will have on the local community, especially with regard to poverty reduction and economic benefits.-VNA
The funds will be used to develop an electricity network in Bali.
"We are the most prepared country. A project is already available and Indonesia is in need of funds," Bambang was quoted as saying by Indonesia ’s Antara News on December 4.
Bambang said that apart from the loan for the electricity network, Indonesia would also receive loans for other infrastructure projects from the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in the middle of 2014.
The AIF is lending 25 million USD to Indonesia for various infrastructure projects.
He estimated the overall cost of the electricity project in Bali at 410 million USD. Bali desperately needs an electricity network of its own; it currently receives electricity supply from Java to meet its daily requirement.
Bambang, who is also the chairman of the AIFs board of directors, said the first AIF loan would be used for expanding the electricity transmission network from Java to Bali . That will overcome the weakness of the current system, which frequently causes power outages in Bali , which relies heavily on the tourism industry for revenues.
T he AIF is part of efforts by ASEAN countries to diversify their sources of funding as they attempt to upgrade their infrastructure.
ASEAN countries and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to set up the AIF in September 2011 by regulating capital participation and contributions from each member country.
The ADB provides the management to the AIF and also acts as the technical consultant and loan registrar.
The AIF was established in Malaysia in April 2012. It became completely operational in 2013. Shareholders of the fund include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam and the ADB.
The AIF plans to provide funds up to a maximum of 300 million USD a year for various infrastructure projects, such as the development of roads, railways, electricity and water networks, etc.
The projects chosen for funding will depend on the impact they will have on the local community, especially with regard to poverty reduction and economic benefits.-VNA
