Bengkulu lobbies central government, Pelindo for an industrial zone

A plenary session commemorating the 57^th anniversary of Bengkulu Province was held at the Bengkulu Legislative Council (DPRD) building on Nov. 18, 2025. In his remarks during the meeting, Bengkulu Governor Helmi Hasan stated that the Bengkulu Provincial Government is currently initiating a breakthrough in the development of the Bengkulu Province Industrial Estate by lobbying Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian and writing to President Prabowo Subianto.

"The Bengkulu Provincial Government, together with the [Bengkulu Province] Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda), the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Bengkulu DPRD, as well as all [Bengkulu] DPRD representatives, are currently working to convince the central government [about the Bengkulu Province Industrial Estate]. I have written to the home affairs minister and the president, and discussed the importance of establishing an industrial zone in Bengkulu Province by phone," Helmi said.

He emphasized that the development of an industrial zone is a strategic step in supporting Indonesia's 8 percent economic growth target set by Prabowo in Bengkulu.

"Bengkulu Province is one of the provinces without an industrial zone. It's like a pipe dream to achieve 8 percent economic growth without an industrial zone," Helmi noted.

He added that his office has communicated with and lobbied port state-owned enterprise (SOE) PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) to provide 100 hectares (ha) of land as the initial stage of the industrial zone's development.

"We have visited and submitted a request for cooperation with Pelindo. Hopefully, what we hope for can be realized starting with the provision of 100 ha of land, similar to the industrial zone in Medan," Helmi concluded.