Period (Date of Loan Agreement):
    November 28, 2006

Place:
    Jakarta Area

Amount Provided:
    1,869 million Yen

Executing Agency:
    Directorate General of Railways(DGR), Ministry of Transportation

Key Points:
    Supporting the first subway construction in Indonesia

Outline:
The objective of the project is to expand passenger transport capacity by constructing a mass rapid transit system (MRT) (total length: 14.5 km) in the Jakarta metropolitan area, where traffic is seriously congested. Through the improvement of the traffic situation in this area, the project will help improve the investment climate in Java. The ODA loan will finance the engineering service for basic design of the project, supporting the establishment of MRT operating company, and assisting tender. Procedures for selecting a consultant are currently under way. The MRT is due to start operation in 2014.