To Rescue Getaci Toll Road, Gibran Proposes Splitting Sections and Involving Danantara

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The repeated auction failures of the Gedebage-Tasikmalaya-Cilacap (Getaci) Toll Road project have sparked sharp criticism of the government’s infrastructure development strategy. This project, heralded as Indonesia’s longest toll road, is deemed to have lost its attractiveness to investors, necessitating a revamp of the business scheme to prevent it from becoming a stalled project. The Strategic Infrastructure Studies Centre (Pukis) notes that the Getaci Toll has already failed twice in the auction process. Pukis Executive Director MM Gibran Sesunan emphasises that the project’s stagnation has serious implications. Without investors, the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT) cannot be formed, meaning technical planning, construction funding, and land acquisition bridging funds are paralysed. “This project is not selling because the government has failed to offer an attractive formula for investors. It’s pointless to keep re-auctioning it if there is no change in the development and business strategy,” Gibran stated, as quoted by Kompas.com on Monday (20/4/2026). The main reason for the low interest from business entities lies in the imbalance between the massive investment costs and the projected revenue. Getaci requires very substantial capital, but traffic volume is predicted to be uneven. Gibran estimates that vehicle density will only be high on the Gedebage to Tasikmalaya section, while the Tasikmalaya to Cilacap segment is expected to be very low. To save this connectivity between West Java and Central Java, Gibran offers three tactical recommendations for the government. First, revise the project scope by splitting the Getaci Toll into two different auction packages, namely the Gedebage-Tasikmalaya section and the Tasikmalaya-Cilacap section. “This strategy will reduce the capital burden on investors. The section up to Tasikmalaya is much easier to sell because its traffic potential is already established,” Gibran remarked. Second, intervention by INA or Danantara. According to Gibran, the President can direct the state investment management body to lead the consortium.