12 New Industrial Estates in Central Java Set to Be Developed, Permits Targeted for Completion Within 30 Days

The Central Java Provincial Government is accelerating the development of new industrial estates to attract investment and expand employment opportunities.

Twelve new industrial estates across the province are expected to proceed once their permits have been finalised, with the process targeted for completion within 30 days at the latest.

The commitment to speed up permitting was announced by Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming and Deputy Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Todotua Pasaribu. It followed a request from Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi for the central government to help address various investment obstacles in the province.

Todotua said his office would summon the businesses developing the 12 estates to clarify outstanding matters and accelerate completion of the administrative requirements for their permits.

“At the latest, within 30 days. The Governor has put forward these 12 industrial estates, and they are being processed now; the deadline is 30 days,” Todotua said on the sidelines of a memorandum of understanding signing between the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM and the Central Java Provincial Government at Gradhika Bhakti Praja Building in Semarang on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.

Todotua said the development of industrial estates was one of the Government’s strategies to make the country more attractive to investors. In addition to providing certainty over land availability, such estates make it easier for investors to obtain permits and access various business support facilities.

He acknowledged that permitting remained a longstanding obstacle to investment realisation, particularly for large-scale, high-risk projects requiring coordination across ministries and agencies.

To address these issues, the Government has established an Investment Desk to coordinate the central and regional governments with businesses. The service is expected to help resolve obstacles ranging from permits and land issues to infrastructure needs.

“We are also working to clear the bottlenecks affecting investment plans in the regions,” he said.