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Dam Infrastructure Built During the SBY and Jokowi Eras: Who Built More?

Erlina Fury Santika 08/05/2023 17:16 WIB

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Dam construction as an infrastructure development program has been a consistent feature of Indonesian presidential administrations. Between the two two-term presidencies of SBY and Jokowi, who oversa

Number of Dams Initiated and Constructed During the Presidencies of SBY and Jokowi (2004-2024)

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Number of Dams Initiated and Constructed During the Presidencies of SBY and Jokowi (2004-2024)

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Infrastructure development is often a priority for incumbent governments. While various infrastructure projects are initiated, dams or reservoirs are consistently included in national plans.

Over the past 20 years, Indonesia has been led by two presidents, each serving two terms: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) from 2004-2014 and Joko Widodo (Jokowi) from 2014-2024.

How many dams were constructed during these two administrations?

According to *Detik.com*, SBY initiated 21 dams, with only 5 completed during his 10-year tenure. The remaining 16 dams were "inherited" by the Jokowi administration.

Jokowi has built at least 40 dams to date. Specifically, 29 were completed in 2021 and 11 in 2022, as detailed by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) and reported by *Kompas.com*.

Although PUPR didn't specify the origin of all dams constructed, the 16 unfinished dams inherited from the SBY administration were completed under Jokowi's government.

(See also: NTB Has the Highest Number of Dams in Indonesia Currently)

PUPR stated a target of 61 dams to be built during Jokowi's two terms (2014-2024).

Of these 61 dams, 52 with a total storage capacity of 3,734.09 million m³ have the potential for irrigation. These dams are spread across 71 Irrigation Areas (DI), comprising 16 DIs supplied by completed dams and 55 DIs supplied by dams currently under construction.

However, PUPR noted that dam construction is time-consuming, often resulting in projects being unfinished and "inherited" by subsequent administrations.

"Building a dam takes 4-5 years," said the then-Director General of Water Resources (SDA) at the Ministry of PUPR, Mudjiadi, to *detikFinance* on Saturday, September 26, 2015.

PUPR stated that the function of dams is to improve national water and food security.

According to PUPR, the massive dam construction, coupled with irrigation modernization through the development and management of premium irrigation (irrigation guaranteed water supply from dams), can support the productivity of agricultural centers.

(See also: A Comparison of Indonesian Government Debt During the SBY and Jokowi Eras)

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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