Indonesia Mulls $10.5 Billion Sea Wall to Save Sinking Jakarta

Outgoing government revives proposal to help prop up capital
Whether Jokowi’s successor will adopt it remains to be seen

A ferry terminal on the North coast of Jakarta which is flooded during high tide in 2021.Photographer: Ed Wray/Getty Images

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By Faris Mokhtar and Chandra Asmara

January 10, 2024 at 5:52 AM UTC

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Indonesia is reviving plans to construct a giant sea wall in the latest of measures to prevent its capital city of Jakarta from sinking at a faster rate.

The project will require three phases of construction extending past the year 2040, with the first two stages requiring 164.1 trillion rupiah ($10.5 billion) in funding, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Wednesday at an event in Jakarta unveiling the latest plan for the sea wall. He didn’t say how much money is needed for the third phase.