In the new capital of Indonesia, there will be no cars with gasoline engines. This was announced by the country's president, Joko Widodo, the publication Detik reported.
According to Widodo, the economy that will develop in Nusantara is “a green economy”, everything that will be done “will be green”.
“Electric cars will be used as vehicles. (…) Cars with an internal combustion engine running on gasoline will indeed be banned in Nusantara, because its concept is a green city”– he emphasized.
Widodo put forward the idea of moving the capital from Jakarta in 2019. The decision is related to the fact that the current capital of Indonesia is overloaded and goes under water – about 15 cm per year.
Initially, it was planned that the metropolis of Nusantara will appear on the island of Kalimantan in the east of Borneo by 2024. Almost $32 billion was allocated for these purposes. However, due to the pandemic, the implementation of the project was stopped.
In 2022, the government approved a draft law on moving the capital to Nusantara.
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who will be inaugurated on October 20, has said he is eager to complete the construction of Nusantara and is ready to move there.
The project to build Indonesia's new capital has faced numerous challenges, including construction delays and a lack of foreign investment. writes Reuters. On Monday, August 12, the first meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in the new capital was held in Nusantara.
Widodo stated that the location of the new capital is strategic and will contribute to the even development of Southeast Asia's largest economy. He added that the island of Java, which accounts for 58% of the country's GDP, has long dominated Indonesia in terms of population and economic activity.