Indonesian President Prabowo recently signed Presidential Decree No. 29 of 2026, making the second amendment to Presidential Decree No. 107 of 2015, officially establishing the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail Special Committee, and appointing the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development as the committee chairman. The decree was signed on May 12, 2026, clarifying the committee structure and core responsibilities. According to the new regulation, the committee has two core positions: chairman and vice chairman. The chairman is held by the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, and the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs serves as vice chairman. The committee members cover multiple core ministries and institutions, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency, Head of the State-Owned Enterprises Agency, and Head of the Danantara Indonesia Resource Investment Management Agency.
Multi-sector coordination for project operation and subsequent construction. The document also stipulates that the committee chairman has full authority to coordinate the overall operational implementation of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail infrastructure and supporting facilities. The Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure revealed that the Indonesian government is currently working with all relevant stakeholders to intensively discuss the financial restructuring plan for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail (Whoosh). This work is carried out in accordance with the president's instructions, with the national government taking the initiative to ensure the sustainable and stable operation of this national strategic project. He emphasized that at this stage, the government will prioritize financial restructuring as its primary task. Only after this is completed will the subsequent planning for the extension and expansion of the high-speed rail to other regions be advanced.
As a landmark key project in Indonesia, the establishment of this cross-ministerial special committee for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail aims to streamline the management mechanism and coordinate resources, ensuring project operation from an institutional level. Coupled with the simultaneous push for financial restructuring, this also reflects the Indonesian government's pragmatic approach of first stabilizing existing project operations before planning long-term expansion, fully guaranteeing the long-term sustainable development of the project.
Indonesian President Prabowo recently signed Presidential Decree No. 29 of 2026, making the second amendment to Presidential Decree No. 107 of 2015, officially establishing the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail Special Committee, and appointing the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development as the committee chairman. The decree was signed on May 12, 2026, clarifying the committee structure and core responsibilities. According to the new regulation, the committee has two core positions: chairman and vice chairman. The chairman is held by the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, and the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs serves as vice chairman. The committee members cover multiple core ministries and institutions, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency, Head of the State-Owned Enterprises Agency, and Head of the Danantara Indonesia Resource Investment Management Agency.
Multi-sector coordination for project operation and subsequent construction. The document also stipulates that the committee chairman has full authority to coordinate the overall operational implementation of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail infrastructure and supporting facilities. The Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure revealed that the Indonesian government is currently working with all relevant stakeholders to intensively discuss the financial restructuring plan for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail (Whoosh). This work is carried out in accordance with the president's instructions, with the national government taking the initiative to ensure the sustainable and stable operation of this national strategic project. He emphasized that at this stage, the government will prioritize financial restructuring as its primary task. Only after this is completed will the subsequent planning for the extension and expansion of the high-speed rail to other regions be advanced.
As a landmark key project in Indonesia, the establishment of this cross-ministerial special committee for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail aims to streamline the management mechanism and coordinate resources, ensuring project operation from an institutional level. Coupled with the simultaneous push for financial restructuring, this also reflects the Indonesian government's pragmatic approach of first stabilizing existing project operations before planning long-term expansion, fully guaranteeing the long-term sustainable development of the project.
