The development of the 2025 National Strategic Projects (PSN) can have multiple impacts on regional development, including increased community income, increased regional economic output, and industrial added value, said the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo).
This was in response to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's proposal to include the Jakarta Old City Tourism Area Development project and the Sumber Waras Hospital Development into the 2025 PSN.
"If PSN is built with full commitment, it will certainly provide amultiplier effect," APINDO Expert Council, Danang Girindrawardana told SUAR in Jakarta (11/11).
According to him, PSN can also increase the productivity of the national economy by facilitating the flow of transportation and logistics. It also supports the demand for passenger transportation and builds national connectivity.
PSN can attract investment, both domestic and foreign, because it offers legal certainty and accelerated licensing.
"Special economic zones (SEZs) which are part of the PSN can also increase competitiveness globally," he said.
In a meeting with the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs on Monday (10/10), Pramono Anung said the Kota Tua Jakarta area has high historical and economic value, through revitalization and development it is expected to produce added value that benefits the central and regional economies.
In developing the area, his party will invite a number of parties including the Ministry of Creative Economy and the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara Indonesia).
In response, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto accepted the proposed PSN list from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government and will be discussed further by involving related parties.
"The revitalization of the Kota Tua Jakarta area can have an impact on the central and regional economies, this will be discussed in more depth," he said.
The government has determined the 2025 list of National Strategic Projects (PSN), which is listed in the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Regulation Number 16 of 2025 concerning the Eighth Amendment to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Regulation Number 7 of 2021 concerning National Strategic Projects, which was signed by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on September 24, 2025.
In general, there are two types of PSN, namely in the form of projects or National Strategic Projects, and a collection of projects or National Strategic Programs.
In the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Regulation 16/2025, there are 226 PSN and 24 National Strategic Programs. The PSN and National Strategic Programs consist of several sectors, ranging from toll roads, dams, airports, ports, energy, and so on.
Quoted from a copy of the Permenko, Tuesday (11/11), there are a total of 226 PSNs stipulated through Permenko 16/2025.
PSN Toll Road and Bridge Sector including Serang - Panimbang Toll Road in Banten Province, Pandaan - Malang Toll Road in East Java Province, Manado - Bitung Toll Road in North Sulawesi Province, Balikpapan - Samarinda Toll Road in East Kalimantan Province, Medan - Binjai Toll Road in North Sumatra Province, Pekanbaru - Kandis - Dumai Toll Road in Riau Province, Kisaran - Tebing Tinggi Toll Road in North Sumatra Province.
PSN Port Sector including Maloy SEZ Port in East Kalimantan Province, Sanur - Nusa Ceningan/Lembongan Port in Bali Province, Likupang Port in North Sulawesi Province, Makassar New Port in South Sulawesi Province, Labuan Bajo Multipurpose Terminal in East Nusa Tenggara Province.
PSN Airport Sector including Yogyakarta New Airport - Kulon Progo in Yogyakarta Special Region Province, Kediri Airport in East Java Province, Komodo Airport - Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Lombok Praya International Airport Development in West Nusa Tenggara Province.
PSN Railway Sector including Makassar - Parepare Railway (Phase I of the South Sulawesi West Line Development) in South Sulawesi Province, Tebing Tinggi - Kuala Tanjung Railway (supporting Sei Mangkei SEZ, part of the Trans Sumatra Railway Network) in North Sumatra Province, Rantau Prapat - Kota Pinang Railway in North Sumatra Province, Yogyakarta - Kulon Progo New Airport Access Railway in Yogyakarta Special Region Province.
PSN industrial estates include Kuala Tanjung Industrial Estate in North Sumatra Province, Landak Industrial Estate in West Kalimantan Province, Ketapang Industrial Estate in West Kalimantan Province, Jorong Industrial Estate in South Kalimantan Province, Bantaeng Industrial Estate in South Sulawesi Province and Morowali Industrial Estate in Central Sulawesi Province.
Simplify bureaucracy
Indef Executive Director Esther Sri Astuti said solutions to accelerate National Strategic Projects (PSN) include simplifying bureaucracy, accelerating licensing, and preparing more efficient projects.
The central and local governments facilitate the acceleration of the licensing process so that projects can start immediately without protracted bureaucratic obstacles.
"The complicated and tiered bureaucratic process is massively simplified to ensure the smooth implementation of PSN at all levels of government," he told SUAR in Jakarta (11/11).
Give priority to thorough project preparation, from feasibility studies, land acquisition, to technical planning, to minimize future delays.
