Bakom: Rote Ndao Centre to Support 5 Million Tonne Salt Production by 2029

The Head of the Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom), Muhammad Qodari, stated that the development of the National Salt Industry Centre (K-SIGN) in Rote Ndao Regency is being pursued to increase national salt production to 5 million tonnes by 2029.

“The government targets the development of K-SIGN across 2,0els00 hectares. To achieve this target, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has completed the first phase of development covering 616 hectares in Rote Ndao Regency and is currently undertaking the second phase covering 751 hectares,” explained the Head of Bakom RI, Muhammad Qodari, during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Furthermore, he explained that the KKP is currently conducting production trials on 616 hectares of land in Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), which has been completed, with the first harvest targeted for November 2026.

In general, the development of the Rote Ndao area as a location will span 10,764 hectares. From this total area, the KKP will develop approximately 2,000 hectares through a land-use cooperation scheme with local communities. Investors are expected to develop the remaining 8,000-plus hectares, which is intended to support the improvement of local community welfare.

Qodari stated that the acceleration of the area’s development is being carried out to boost national salt production.

“From a production standpoint, the government targets a gradual increase in national salt production from a baseline of approximately 1 million tonnes to 2.5 million tonnes by 2026, then 3.5 million tonnes in 2027, and reaching 5 million tonnes by 2029,” said Qodari.

Alongside the increase in national salt production, salt imports are targeted to decrease from 2.6 million tonnes to 2 million tonnes by 2026, 1 million tonnes in 2027, and to successfully cease all imports by 2029.

“This is part of the effort to achieve national salt self-sufficiency,” concluded Muhammad Qodari.