Water Resources Directorate General allocates Rp21.56tn to build 23 dams
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8 September 2023
By: Amrozi Amenan
Jakarta - The Water Resources Directorate General of the Public Works and Housing (PUPR) will allocate a budget of Rp21.56 trillion in 2024 to construct 23 dams and revitalise several lakes.
The 23 dams include 15 ongoing dams that are set to be completed 2024, 7 ongoing dams that will continue to the next fiscal year, and 1 new dam. The lakes that will be revitalised are Teloko Lake in South Sumatra, Tondano Lake in North Sulawesi, Tempe Lake in South Sulawesi, and Ayamaru lake in Papua.
“In 2023, the budget for dams reaches Rp13.99 trillion. In 2024, it will increase by 54% to Rp21.56 trillion. We need to complete 15 dams at the end of 2024. This is the most dams that we will complete in a year since 2015,” Water Resources Director General Bob Arthur said at a hearing with House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V in Jakarta on Thursday (7/9/2023).
The 15 ongoing dams that are set to be completed in 2024 are Keureuto Dam and Rukoh Dam in Aceh Province, Tiga Dihaji Dam in South Sumatra, Leuwikeris Dam in West java, Jlantah Dam, Bener Dam, Jragung Dam in Central Java, Bagong Dam in East Java, Sidan Dam in Bali, Meninting Dam in West Nusa Tenggara, Manikin Dam in East Nusa Tenggara, Marangkayu Dam in East Kalimantan, Bulango Ulu Dam in Gorontalo, Budong-Budong Dam in West Sulawesi, and Way Apu Dam in Maluku.
The new dam is Pelosika Dam in North Sulawesi. Then, the seven ongoing dams that will be continued to the next fiscal year are Mbay Dam in East Nusa Tenggara that has been in construction since 2021, Jenelata Dam in South Sulawesi that has been in construction since 2022, and five other dams that has been in construction since 2023. The five dams are Cibeet Dam and Cijurey Dam in West Java, Karangnongko Dam and Cabean Dam in Central Java, and Riam Kiwa Dam in South Kalimantan.
Furthermore, Bob Arthur said that Water Resources Directorate General’s budget ceiling for 2024 reached Rp47.64 trillion. From the amount, Rp 45.09 trillion will be used to support the water security programme and Rp2.54 trillion will be used to support management. For the water security programme, besides constructing dams and revitalising lakes, 4,000 hectares (ha) of irrigation areas will be constructed and 38,000 ha of irrigation areas will be rehabilitated with a budget of Rp4.17 trillion.
“Then, there are flood controls and beach protection spanning 58.5 km. There is also raw water infrastructure with a capacity of 2.5 m3 per second. Then, there is also the construction of 7 retention basins and wells in dry areas,” Bob Arthur said.
According to Bob Arthur, the water security programme also includes operation and maintenance that is allocated Rp7.08 trillion. The budget will also be used for the Acceleration of the Irrigation Water Use Improvement Programme (P3-TGAI), disaster reserves, heavy equipment procurement, and flood handling. Next, land procurement activities include procuring lands for non-national strategic project (PSN) activities, compensations, and land procurement BOP and administration.
“We are also allocating Rp1.17 trillion to provide other technical support, such as the Siduarjo mud flow control programme and the implementation of turbinwas by Water Resources Directorate General and Siduarjo Mud Flow Control Centre,” Bob Arthur said.
Meanwhile, PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono also explained that some of the budget of the PUPR Ministry in 2024 would be allocated to complete the construction of 15 dams, which include 8 new dams. Next year, the PUPR Ministry will receive a total budget of Rp146.98 trillion.
“In 2023, we will complete 10 remaining dams. The other 15 dams will be completed in 2024,” PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said recently.
According to Basuki, dam construction is a PSN. The construction of 61 dams is expected to be completed in 2024. Out of the 61 dams, 52 dams have a total capacity of 3,734.09 million cubic metres. Until 2022, the government has completed the construction of 36 dams.
One of the dams that will be completed is Sepaku Semoi Dam that will support Nusantara Capital City (IKN).
“Sepaku Semoi Dam will be completed at the end of this year. The impounding has been completed as it has been filled with water,” Basuki said.
Basuki continued that raw water in Sepaku Semoi Dam was already full.
“Now, the construction of the wastewater treatment plant at the dam will commence,” he stated.
Basuki admits that new dams are required, including dams that are funded by loans. Hence, the government has decided that there will be eight new dams that will commence construction this year.
“Dams in various areas will not only be utilised as a raw water source, but they will also be used for irrigation and as power plants,” Basuki said.
Continuing the construction of various infrastructures in the water resources sector to support water and food security in Indonesia. In fiscal year 2024, a budget is allocated to construct 23 dams that include 15 ongoing dams that are set to be completed in 2024, 7 ongoing dams that will continue to the next fiscal year, and 1 new dam.
Water Resources Director General of the PUPR Ministry Bob Arthur Lombogia said that a budget of Rp21.56 trillion would be allocated in fiscal year 2024 to construct 23 dams and revitalise Teloko Lake in South Sumatra, Tondano Lake in North Sumatra, Tempe Lake in South Sulawesi, and Ayamaru Lake in Papua.
“In 2023, the budget for dams reaches Rp13.99 trillion. In 2024, it will increase by 54% to Rp21.56 trillion. We need to complete 15 dams at the end of 2024. This is the most dams that we will complete in a year since 2015,” Water Resources Director General Bob Arthur said at a hearing with House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V in Jakarta on Thursday (7/9/2023).
The 15 ongoing dams that are set to be completed in 2024 are Keureuto Dam and Rukoh Dam in Aceh Province, Tiga Dihaji Dam in South Sumatra, Leuwikeris Dam in West java, Jlantah Dam, Bener Dam, Jragung Dam in Central Java, Bagong Dam in East Java, Sidan Dam in Bali, Meninting Dam in West Nusa Tenggara, Manikin Dam in East Nusa Tenggara, Marangkayu Dam in East Kalimantan, Bulango Ulu Dam in Gorontalo, Budong-Budong Dam in West Sulawesi, and Way Apu Dam in Maluku.
The new dam is Pelosika Dam in North Sulawesi. Then, the seven ongoing dams that will be continued to the next fiscal year are Mbay Dam in East Nusa Tenggara that has been in construction since 2021, Jenelata Dam in South Sulawesi that has been in construction since 2022, and five other dams that has been in construction since 2023. The five dams are Cibeet Dam and Cijurey Dam in West Java, Karangnongko Dam and Cabean Dam in Central Java, and Riam Kiwa Dam in South Kalimantan.
