Solopos.com, JOGJA — Investors from Canada have expressed interest in investing in Kulonprogo Aerotropolis area or Yogyakarta Airport (YIA) area. The Canadian investor plans to invest in the energy sector.

Head of DIY Licensing and Investment Department Agus Priono said one of the potential investors from Canada expressed interest in investing in Kulonprogo Aerotropolis. The form of investment to be invested is related to energy resources. However, it is currently still under review.

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“Still need more time. Even though it’s actually still under consideration, in fact, there are some who have shown interest [berinvestasi], someone from Canada has sent a letter, but at the moment it is not ready, it is still under consideration. He [investor Kanada] there is some interest, including energy related to support YIA, there is some energy related, that was last year’s entry,” Agus said, Wednesday (09/07 /2022).

Agus explained that he is currently studying the development of the Kulonprogo aerotropolis. DIY is collaborating with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to develop the surroundings of YIA airport to be pleasing to the eye and comfortable for anyone landing at YIA.

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“We are currently conducting a study of aerotropolis, later on how the YIA area should be laid out, we are currently conducting a study. This includes our collaboration with JICA for the development of this aerotropolis, so that tourists landing in Jogja can see what good urban planning looks like,” he said.

Previously, Chief of JICA Representative in Indonesia Yasui Takehiro met with Governor of DIY Sri Sultan HB X at Kepatihan Compound on June 16, 2022. The meeting discussed Japan’s involvement in transforming the area around the airport into an attractive, not seedy town.

Agus said the development of the aerotropolis at YIA has opened up open investment opportunities domestically and internationally. Because in this area, various facilities will be built for the community, especially tourists. Currently still under review and needs time.

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He said the DIY regional government was also conducting a study related to the cargo village at YIa airport. It is hoped that this can increase the potential development of cargo business in the DIY field, as cargo at YIA has eight times the capacity of Adisutjipto Airport in Jogja.

“For this cargo village, have foreign investors already entered? We are still just studying, for inbound investors they tend to be ready, whereas currently there is a review in the direction of an investment concept if it is ready. The studies have been done but there are no official investment requests for the goods village yet,” he said.

He pointed out that all investors who enter the DIY are accepted or not should be carefully considered. Among them are the benefits of these investments in reducing poverty and should contribute to increasing well-being.

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DPPM is currently carrying out many studies related to the investment potential in the South DIY region to encourage this area to develop as the North DIY.

“The investment potential must be linked to the main problem of poverty and the gap between the northern and southern regions. JJLS is almost finished, we certainly hope that in the future it can improve the economy in the south. In the south, there is tourism, especially tourism to go there, including if there is one, we also carry out various studies on the potential for investment, we always relate it to the tourism potential”, has he declared.

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