China’s joint project to build a high-speed railway in Indonesia has been suspended over unresolved issues and incomplete paperwork, according to the “Jakarta Post”. The newspaper report came soon after Indonesian President Joko Widodo officiated the project’s groundbreaking ceremony.
Indonesian transport minister Ignasius Jonan told the House of Representatives that his ministry had yet to issue a permit for the US$5.5 billion railway to go ahead as the company involved had not submitted the required documents.
The railway is being built by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), a joint venture between an Indonesian consortium of four state-owned firms and China Railway International. Operations are expected to start by 2019.
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