BKPM Sets Up Investment Desk in Central Java to Accelerate Projects
Efforts to accelerate the inflow of large-scale investment into Central Java have received dedicated support from the central government. The Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM) set up an Investment Desk in Semarang on Wednesday (11 November 2026) to address licensing obstacles and speed up the realisation of projects worth more than Rp1 trillion.
According to Money, the service is based at the Central Java Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Agency (DPMPTSP) office. Its remit covers not only Central Java but also the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) and East Java.
Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming and Deputy Head of BKPM Todotua Pasaribu said the desk was established to deal with various obstacles hampering investment plans in the regions.
“We are working to resolve the various obstacles affecting investment plans in the regions,” Todotua said in Semarang, Central Java, on Wednesday (11 November 2026), after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between BKPM and the Central Java Provincial Government.
According to Todotua, licensing issues remain a frequent challenge for investors. These difficulties are particularly evident in large-scale, high-risk projects that require coordination among several ministries.
The Investment Desk will serve as a link between the central government, regional governments and businesses. Coordination will cover licensing problems, land availability and the infrastructure needed to support projects.
Central Java is the fourth region to receive an Investment Desk, after Batam, Bali and North Sumatra.
Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi welcomed the establishment of the service, saying it would strengthen business certainty and help resolve investment-related problems in the province.
“The desk will serve as the central government’s representative in addressing various investment issues,” Ahmad Luthfi said.
Luthfi also expressed hope that coordination between central and regional governments would accelerate the development of industrial areas and help create new centres of economic growth in Central Java.
As part of industrial-area development, the Central Java Provincial Government is encouraging 12 regencies and cities to prepare sites for new industrial zones. Each proposed zone must cover at least 50 hectares and comply with spatial-planning regulations.
Projects currently being overseen by the provincial government include a garment-industry investment worth Rp4.6 trillion. Construction, or groundbreaking, is scheduled to begin in December 2026.
There are also plans for a Rp2.9 trillion expansion by a Vietnamese company and the relocation of a Chinese industry with an investment value of Rp2.17 trillion.
DPMPTSP Central Java data show that investment realisation from January to September 2026 reached Rp72.54 trillion. This was equivalent to 73.21 per cent of the annual target of Rp99.09 trillion.
The total comprised 82,420 projects and generated employment for 340,334 people. The figures cover cumulative investment during the first nine months of 2026.
Investment in Central Java in the third quarter of 2026 stood at Rp24 trillion. DPMPTSP Central Java said this was a 16.78 per cent increase on the same period a year earlier.
Third-quarter investment came from 26,431 projects and employed 127,117 people. In the same period, Central Java’s economy grew by 5.83 per cent year on year.