Investment in East Kalimantan Province can be said to be still on track in the second quarter of 2022. The positive achievement is known from the Domestic Investment (PMDN) which was recorded at IDR 19 trillion from a total of project 3,091 packages and was able to absorb at least 16,178 workers. Meanwhile, the performance of Foreign Investment (PMA) contributed IDR 8.03 trillion to the total project of 444 packages and absorbed 8,767 workers. Head of the East Kalimantan One Step Investment and Licensing Service (DPMPTSP) Puguh Harjanto explained that the investment realization target for East Kalimantan in 2022 itself increased from the original target of IDR 32 trillion to IDR 54 trillion given by the Ministry of Investment or the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). “The target is indeed quite high, but in the second quarter, investment realization was recorded to be more than half,” he said on Sunday (18/9/2022). Puguh said that in the second quarter of April-June 2022 the realization of their own investment was IDR 12.1 trillion. With details, the realization of PMDN is IDR 8.83 trillion (917 projects). Meanwhile, the realization of PMA amounted to USD 227.5 million or IDR 3.26 trillion with 173 projects. Overall, from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2022, the realization of investment in East Kalimantan reached IDR 27.05 trillion. Seeing this, Puguh believes that until December, the investment will continue to increase, even exceeding the target of 2021.
Based on the business sector, the realization of PMDN investment achieved until the second quarter of 2022 in the mining sub-sector is still the first and largest for largest additional investment, with an achievement of IDR 3.76 trillion. The figure contributes to the realization of investment in all business sectors, which is 42.61%. The second is the basic chemical industry sector, chemical goods and pharmaceuticals reaching IDR 2.11 trillion or 23.90%. Third, the food industry reached IDR 1.16 trillion or 13.21%. There are at least 20 business sub-sectors that contribute to the value of domestic investment in the second quarter of 2022. Looking at the absorption of labor, the mining sub-sector also absorbs the most Indonesian workers with 1,908 people or 36.90% of the total number of Indonesian workers absorbed through additional domestic investment. Furthermore, the food corps, plantation, and livestock sub-sectors absorb Indonesian workers as much as 1,320 people or 25.23 percent of the total absorbed Indonesian workforce. Then in other service sub-sectors, absorbing Indonesian workers as many as 807 people or 15.61%.
Meanwhile, the realization of PMA in the second quarter of 2022 reached USD 227.5 million or IDR 3.26 trillion spread over 10 regencies or cities. The most significant contribution was given by East Kutai with a value of USD 102.22 million or IDR 1.46 trillion with a percentage of 44.93% of the total realization of PMA, consisting of 30 PMA projects. The second position is Kutai Kartanegara with achievement of USD 35.00 million or IDR 502.34 billion (15.39%). West Kutai is in the third position, with an investment value of USD 26.66 million or IDR 382.62 billion (11.72%). Mining gets the largest additional investment, USD 97.27 million or around IDR 1.39 trillion (42.76%) of the total FDI realization. Other sub-sectors that also contributed to investment in East Kalimantan, namely food crops, plantations, and livestock, reached USD 46.44 million of IDR 666.51 billion (20.42% of the target). Lastly, the food industry sub-sector amounted to USD 29.54 million of IDR 424.03 billion (12.99%).
