Projects from Bone, Makassar, Luwu tops SSIC 2025

The South Sulawesi Provincial Government, in collaboration with Bank Indonesia (BI) held the 2025 South Sulawesi Investment Challenge (SSIC) Finals at Novotel Makassar in Makassar City, South Sulawesi on August 4, 2025, as part of the South Sulawesi Investment, Trade, and Tourism Acceleration (PINISI SULTAN) Forum.

The event, which has "Accelerating South Sulawesi's Economic Growth through Green & Blue Economy-Based Investment and Downstreaming" as its theme, served as a platform to identify flagship investment projects ready to offer (IPRO) from each regency and city of South Sulawesi aligned with long-term development goals and oriented toward increasing local added value.

The SSIC 2025 Finals was opened by South Sulawesi Provincial Government Assistant III A. Darmawan Bintang, who represented South Sulawesi Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman.

He emphasized that the event is a competition as well as a platform to showcase the region's readiness to attract investment, encourage downstream industry development, and improve community welfare. SSIC 2025's theme is also considered to align with national and regional policy directions for sustainable economic development.

Meanwhile, BI South Sulawesi Province Representative Office Head Rizki Ernadi Wimanda reported that SSIC 2025 successfully amassed 18 clean and clear (CnC) projects from 16 regencies and cities. After a selection process, field verification, and technical assistance in preparing IPRO proposals, the six best projects were selected as finalists for the 2025 SSIC. These included:

1. The Drinking Water Supply System project presented by Parepare Mayor Tasming Hamid;
2. The Industrial Salt Factory project presented by Jeneponto Deputy Regent Islam Iskandar;
3. The Makassar UNTIA Stadium project presented by Makassar Mayor Munafri Arifuddin;
4. The Agricultural Waste-Based Bioethanol Industry project presented by Bone Deputy Regent Andi Akmal Pasluddin;
5. The Seaweed Industry project presented by Luwu Deputy Regent Muh. Dhevy Bijak;
6.  The Rice Milling Industry project presented by East Luwu Regency Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) Abd. Wahid Rahim Sangka.

They were evaluated by a panel of judges consisting of the of Promotion for the Investment and Downstream Ministry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Americas and Europe Region Promotion Director, the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Jakarta East Java Regional Outreach Manager, the Acting South Sulawesi Provincial Research and Development Planning Agency (Bappelitbangda) Head, a Universitas Hasanuddin Faculty of Economics & Business Professor, and a PT Sucofindo Indonesia Regional Planning Expert.

After the judging process, the three best proposals were selected for SSIC 2025. Bone Regency's Agricultural Waste-Based Bioethanol Industry project won first place, followed by the Makassar UNTIA Stadium project in second and Luwu Regency's Seaweed Industry project in third.