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                                                                   ADD MEANING
                                                                   TO RAMADAN
                                                                   BY TRANSFORMING
                                                                   INTO GOODNESS

                                                                   Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh.

                                                                   M    arhaban yaa Ramadan, we embrace the holy month with noble
                                                                        acts of worship. Alhamdulillah, on this blessed occasion, we are
                                                                   gathered to rejoice in this month of glory, month of holiness, month
                                                                   of giving, and month of forgiving. This Ramadan 1440 Hijri, muslims
                TUMIYANA - CEO of                                  are obligated to fast, abstaining from certain provisions that the
                PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk.                     Quran has otherwise allowed, for the sake of God.

                tumiyana@wikamail.id                               For everyone at WIKA, there are virtues of Ramadan that we can
                                                                   learn from. I would like to invite our dear readers on a trip back in
                                                                   history, remembering the time of the Battle of Badr, one of the most
                                                                   important battles in the Prophet Muhammad’s fight against the
                                                                   oppresion of the Quraysh tribe.

                                                                   The Islamic defense, consisting of only 313 fighters, unexpectedly
                                                                   beat a whole army of 1300 fighters. The valuable lesson that we can
                                                                   draw from this is that it was the holy month of Ramadan when the
                                                                   Prophet Muhammad and his followers were on the battlegrounds,
                                                                   and they had to refrain from food and drink in amidst the battle.

                                                                   What is the lesson that we can draw from this in relevance to the
                                                                   goodness transformation? It is clear that Ramadan is not a hindrance.
                                                                   Humans, God willingly, can go multiple times beyond his own ability
                     PT Wijaya Karya                               when he believes in God, and welcomes God in every aspect of
                                                                   his life, his services, and even his work. Devoting ones’self whole-
                     @PTWijayaKarya
                                                                   heartedly to God during Ramadan, will guarantee that you can go
                     @ptwijayakarya                                beyond your limits even when fasting.

                     Wijaya Karya TV                               Wishing you all the blessings for this Ramadhan 1440 H.
                                                                   Wabillahi taufik wal hidayah
                                                                   Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh.

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         DAM
      AT THE
FOREFRONT IN
I NF RASTRU CTU R E S
                                                                                                                                                                              “
                                                                                                                                                                              Momentums should not be
                                                                                                                                                                              waited, but momentums
                                                                                                                                                                              should be created. This
                                                                                                                                                                              thinking is felt relevant
                                                                                                                                                                              with the relationship of
Before entering deeper into questioning the
                                                                                                                                                                              water crisis due to the lack          “
existence and roles of reservoirs today, it would
                                                                                                                                                                              of available reservoirs.
be better if we look into this literature. As a
tropical country, Indonesia has a relatively high
rainfall. However, this does not occur year-                                                                                                          This is shown by the plan to build 65 dams during the 2015-2019
round. Around 80% of water is available when                                                                                                          period. In details, 49 dams are new projects, and 16 dams are
the wet season occurs in a relatively short time                                                                                                      follow-through projects. Furthermore, the investment cost reaches
(around 5 months). Conversely, only 20% water                                                                                                         Rp 82.5 trillion that comes from the APBN (State Budget).

is available when the dry season occurs in a                                                                                                          During the 2015-2019 period, the government has built 57 dam units
                                                                                                                                                      and nine of them are completed. Until the end of 2019, a targeted
relatively longer time (around 7 months).
                                                                                                                                                      65 units are being built. Meanwhile, retention basins built during
In reference to this, one should not be surprised when                                                                                                the Jokowi era numbered in 949 units with a new irrigation network
contradiction often arises. In the wet season, the water potential in                                                                                 reaching 860.015 hectares and irrigation rehabilitation reaching
rivers often overflows and flooding occurs in many areas. Some of                                                                                     2.32 million hectares.
the water is wasted due to the lack of proper and integrated water                                                                                    The development of new dams in the Jokowi era has added
management. Meanwhile during the dry season, drought frequently                                                                                       the capacity to 2.11 million square meters and added irrigation
occurs due to the lack of available water.                                                                                                            reservoirs of 160.000 hectares wide. The 3.02 square meters per
To balance the role and function of water in every season as                                                                                          second of water produced can be utilized for hydroelectric plants
mentioned above, the construction of reservoirs is important as                Photo:                                                                 with a power potential of 145 megawatt.
a tool for water management. Reservoirs are effective means to                 01. Indonesian President, Joko Widodo: Holding on to                   WIKA MILESTONE AND DAM DEVELOPMENT
mitigate floods and irrigation water for farming. Moreover, they               Nawacita, determined to build 65 dams in 2015-2019
provide water for households, cities, and industries.                                                                                                 Momentums should not be waited, but momentums should be
                                                                               02. Jatigede Dam: A testament that WIKA is an
                                                                                                                                                      created. This thinking is felt relevant with the relationship of
Further, the problem that people should focus on must not only be              experienced national contractor in building large dams.
                                                                                                                                                      water crisis due to the lack of available reservoirs. As a national
the issue of flooding. The public should also understand the ever-
                                                                                                                                                      contractor, PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk. (WIKA) has understood
increasing need for water every year.
                                                                                                                                                      well before the strategic importance of reservoirs.
To avoid water crisis, the government under President Joko                     HEAD OF STATE, NAWACITA, AND DAMS
                                                                                                                                                      WIKA began its existence from the business of electrical installation
Widodo has overall acted swiftly by increasing the number of
                                                                               The development of dams is included as an attempt or activity          for housings and offices in the early 1960s. After enduring the
dam developments or reservoirs. The government realizes that
                                                                               that is estimated to have an important impact on the environment.      national political crisis in 1965, young engineers at WIKA felt
reservoirs are one of the sources for water that sustains the
                                                                               Why? The reason is simple, that development is an activity that        motivated to expand the business beyond electrical installation
livelihood of all living beings and socioeconomic activities of a
                                                                               modifies the land or landscape and exploitation of sources of water.   that had become its core. Suklan Sumintapura in the 1970s sat as
community. Reservoir or lake water can be utilized for drinking
                                                                               This process and activity can influence sociocultural aspects and      the Deputy Director and was the one to spark this optimism.
water, hydroelectric plants, fishing, and more.
                                                                               the technological application that has real consequences to the
                                                                                                                                                      Slowly but surely, WIKA entered the civil construction field
The next challenge is how this “important message” can be                      environment.
                                                                                                                                                      and housing development. Although considered a juvenile
delivered well to every stakeholders using water and they ought to
                                                                               This cause and effect relationship is well understood by President     in the area of those two businesses, WIKA was trusted as a
also give insightful feedbacks in water consumption.
                                                                               Joko Widodo. Through Nawacita (nine agendas) in the total              contractor for prestigious projects such as the Proyek Jalan
                                                                               development of the whole Indonesia, the seventh Indonesian             Lintas Sumbawa (Projaliwa) or Sumbawa Road Crossing Project,
                                                                               president is determined to increase the national competitiveness       Proyek Pembangkit Listrik Asahan or Asahan Power Plant Project,
                                 Infographic - A dam for us all (Ministry of   that aims to provide welfare for people in terms of food security,     Pemasangan Jaringan Listrik Bendungan Sigura-gura or Sigura-
                                 Public Works, 2018)                           water security, and energy security.                                   gura Dam Electrical Grid Installation and the construction of its

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                                                                                                                                                   WIKA DOES M OST
                                                                                                                                                   IN ALL STATE- OWNED
                                                                                                                                                   ENTERPRISES
                                                                                                                                                   (IN CONDUCTING DAM
                                                                                                                                                   DEVELOPMENT)
                                                                                           Infographic - 65 Dams support Food
                                                                                           Security and Autonomy (Bank Indonesia,
                                                                                           2018)

                                                                                           Photo - Rhenald Kasali, FEUI Management                 Dams truly are gigantic
                                                                                           Professor: The ever-innovating reputation
                                                                                                                                                   projects. The structures
                                                                                           that WIKA carries is not built solely from
                                                                                           promotion, but also from hard work,                     are big, its involved human
                                                                                           increase in quality and value system.
                                                                                                                                                   resources in developing it are
                                                                                                                                                   in massive numbers, the water                                                                    Agung Budi Waskito
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    DOP I WIKA
                                                                                                                                                   volume contained is high, the
                                                                                                                                                   vastness of farming lands that
                                                                                                                                                   are going to be irrigated are
                                                                                                                                                   unimagined, the potential                     are experienced as Dam Project Managers           How did you address the dam as a multi-
staff housings. There were also other projects under WIKA, namely        management, value creation, and expansion discipline that have            electrical energy generated is                in Aceh, NTT, and NTB. However, back then         year project and its influence on WIKA
PLTA Garung, PLTA Tenggari, Bendung Klambu, Pengelolaan Air              bonded one WIKA generation to the next. This legacy becomes                                                             the government was not really focused on          itself in relation to the placement of its
                                                                                                                                                   also astounding.                              dams. Now, in the Jokowi government era           engineers?
Bersih Plaju (Plaju Clean Water Treatment) and PLTU Ombilin.             even clearer in its benefits because in practice, the majority of
                                                                         WIKA employees realize and are willing to optimize their intangible                                                     from 2014-2019 they have built 65 dams
In reference to the said milestone, WIKA clearly has an extensive                                                                                                                                                                                  ABW:
                                                                         assets in the form of innovation and new skills.                                                                        with a total cost of up to Rp 70 trillion, with
experience in the field of dam building. This experience is upgraded                                                                               How does WIKA eventually interpret the
                                                                                                                                                                                                 a water capacity up to 19.1 billion cubic.        Dams should be multiyear; the fastest
with technological proficiency, project management, and the              Agreeing with Rhenald’s view, Kazuhiko Otani, the General                 dam projects as projects that can stimulate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   would take 3 years to build. The first year
support of the best young engineers, WIKA today frequently talks         Manager of Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd is not surprised by the           the company’s revenue as well as a means      From those 65 dams during 5 years, from
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   is the design and area preparation. The
about national dam projects.                                             achievements of the WIKA team in the Large Dam Construction               for young WIKA engineers to continually       2014 to 2019 a total of 56 dams have been
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   remaining 2 years is used for development,
                                                                         Project today. From his viewpoint, WIKA is the best national              create innovations? The following is a        realized and auctioned by PU (Public
In the last five years, no less than five major dam projects have                                                                                                                                                                                  because a dam needs to go through two
                                                                         contractor who knows how to optimize its engineers’ militancy             portion of the interview conducted by WIKA    Works). WIKA in that era obtained 16 dams
been achieved. Mentioning a few such as Paselloreng Dam in Wajo,                                                                                                                                                                                   dry seasons. So at least 3 years is needed,
                                                                         and intelligence to innovate in times of crisis. However, there is one    Magz Editors Deby Sulistiowati, Anditya       or more than 20%. Especially in 2018, we
Keureto Dam in North Aceh, Tugu dam in Trenggalek, Karian Dam in                                                                                                                                                                                   even some need more than that. For it is
                                                                         thing that still makes Mr. Otani curious.                                 Angwarmase, and Fekum Ariesbowo with          obtained 5 out of 8 auctioned dams that
Banten, including also Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam in North Minahasa.                                                                                                                                                                                     impossible for the construction to be done
                                                                                                                                                   Operations I Director Agung Budi Waskito in   year. I think it is the most out of all State-
                                                                         “With all the success achieved by WIKA today and                                                                                                                          in one dry season, everywhere else in the
THE IMPORTANCE OF WIKA INTANGIBLES                                                                                                                 his cool office a few moments ago:            Owned enterprises.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   world is the same as it would take at least
                                                                         specifically in the context of dam megastructure
The incredible success that WIKA has attained in regards to large        constructions. Will WIKA dare to enter a new quadrant                     What is your point of view about the          In 2019, the government will still build nine     3 years.
dam projects are strongly connected to the long history that                                                                                       dam development infrastructure in this        dams. They are planning in 2020 onwards
                                                                         as operator and maintenance?”                                                                                                                                             With WIKA’s engineering capacity,
shaped and developed WIKA until reaching this point. Thus was the                                                                                  country? 10 years ago, today, and 10 years    there will be more dams to build, due to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   it should pose no problems. On the
outline of Rhenald Kasali’s analysis in his book titled Myelin Looking   Mr. Otani believes that the role as OM (Operator and Maintenance)         in the future? And how can WIKA optimize      20% of Indonesia’s irrigation are from
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   contrary, I believe that with the support
through the Endeavours of The Largest Construction State Owned           is the foundation for future dam megastructure businesses in the          this opportunity?                             dams. By having dams available, it will help
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   of BIM (Building Information Modeling)
Enterprise.                                                              future. The expertise in this field is still rare in Indonesia although                                                 national irrigation. Every year the needs for
                                                                                                                                                   ABW:                                                                                            technology, WIKA is able to accelerate the
                                                                         there are many great infrastructures being currently developed, but                                                     irrigation increases. If in 2019 the needs is
He believed that the ever-innovating reputation that WIKA carries is                                                                                                                                                                               work from the determined target.
                                                                         would later malfunction due to poor scheduled maintenance. Will           In the past 10 years, WIKA had mastered       139.000 hectares, then it will continually
not built solely from promotion, but also from hard work, increase       WIKA dare? Let time and innovation answer.                                the field of dam construction and             increase, and the needs for dams will             Fekum Ariesbowo
in quality and value system.
                                                                         Fekum Ariesbowo
                                                                                                                                                   development. As we all know WIKA officials    never cease.
The legacy of the founding fathers and prior leaders of WIKA
in the form of discipline culture, intrapreneurship, knowledge

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DAM
FOREMOST IN

CONSTRUCTION

                                                              Countries with large rivers like Indonesia,
               Expertise on the latest
                                                              some dams operate and form a
               technology combined                            transportation system, as in an irigation
               wtih the excellent                             infrastructure where the water level is
               work method, makes                             lower than the land that is intended to be
                                                              irigated. The more complex, the direction
               WIKA Indonesia’s most                          that the dam has to reach, the larger the
               advanced contractor                            dam needs to be.
               company in the building                        In short, dams are among human’s best
               of Dam infrastructure.                         inventions that should be acknowledged.
                                                              How does WIKA construct this engineering
               The word Dam, in the Indonesian
                                                              marvel? Following is a brief article, a
               Dictionary (KBBI), is a noun that is
                                                              gigantic water barrier contructed by the
               interpreted as a construction built to
                                                              best engineers.
               withstand water turning it into a reservoir,
               lake or a recreational area. The dam           Fekum Ariesbowo

               is often used to channel water into a
               hydroelectric power plant.

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THE                                                    As one of the three new dams in South
                                                       Sulawesi, the Passeloreng Dam is nearing
                                                                                                      The water collected in this dam is then
                                                                                                      channeled to four sub-districts in the
                                                                                                                                                    last visit taking place in July of 2018. The
                                                                                                                                                    President expects the existence of this dam

PASSELORENG DAM
                                                       completion. Still in the 1st quarter of        Wajo Regency with as much as 305 liters /     can help stimulate food self-sufficiency in
                                                       2019, the construction work has reached        second. The Passeloreng Dam also has the      Indonesia.
                                                       more than 90,52%. WIKA and Bumi Karsa          potential of becoming a water resources
                                                                                                                                                    During the construction of this dam, WIKA
                                                       in a joint operation as the contractor, are    conservation area, for freshwater fisheries
                                                                                                                                                    applied the use of flow concrete in casting
                                                       targetting the dam in the Arajang Village of   and tourism development.
THE BIGGEST, THE CLASSI-
                                                                                                                                                    the tunnel concrete lining. This method
                                                       the Wajo Regency.
                                                                                                      As a national strategic project, the          was chosen to compromise for the limited

EST, AND THE BEST
                                                       The Passeloreng Dam will have a pool with      construction of the Passeloreng Dam           space in casting with conventional slump
                                                       the capacity of 1250 hectares, having the      has received a considerable amount            concrete. In addition, in terms of quality,
                                                       ability to store 121 million cubic meters,     of attention from the Government.             time, cost and safety, this way is far better
                                                       which also functions as a flood control        President Jokowi himself has reviewed         compared to other methods.
                                                       for the Gilireng River and as an irrigation    the construction several times, with the
                                                                                                                                                    Deby Setyowati
Reaching more than 90% progress on the 1st quarter,    source for 7000 hectares of land.

the Passeloreng Dam projected for completion at
the end of 2019.

  Project          Passeloreng Dam Project

                  Arajang Village, Dilireng sub-
 Location         district, Regency of Wajo, South
                  Sulawesi Province

                  Central River Region, Pompengan
 Ownership
                  Jeneberang

                  Preparations, diversion structures
                  (2 tunnels with the diameter of
                  4,5M, length of 212M), The main
                  dam and the saddle dam work,
 Scope of Work    spillway work, intake structures
                  and discharge structures,
                  hydromechanical and electrical
                  works, service road works, and
                  others

 Time             2015 - 2019

 Construction     Earthfill central core type dam

 Share            WIKA 75% : Bumi Karsa 25%

Box - Passeloreng Dam
Project

Photo - Passeloreng Dam:
One of the largest dam in
Eastern Indonesia

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                                                                                                                                                     THE DREAM DAM,
                                                                                                      roads and access roads (excavation and
GROOMING TO SUPPORT                                                                                   protection), intake structures and project

TRENGGALEK’S
                                                                                                      office facilities.

                                                                                                                                                     NANGGROE ACEH DARUSSALAM PUBLIC
                                                                                                      This success has led WIKA to earn the trust
                                                                                                      in constructing phase II of the Tugu Dam,
                                                                                                      in a joint operation with Apta covering

POTENTIALS
                                                                                                      the main dam embankment work, which
                                                                                                      is the continuation part of the Tugu
                                                                                                      Dam construction in order for it to be                                                                                                                                  Photo - Keureto Dam,
                                                                                                      operational in the year 2021.                                                                                                                                           NAD: Designed as a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              hydropower plant with
                                                                                                      The Tugu Dam is intended to supply the                                                                                                                                  a power capacity of
                                                                                                      rising raw water needs of the Trenggalek                                                                                                                                6.34 MW
Completed phase I of                           Project               Tugu Dam Project                 Regency of East Java, due to the lack of
the construction, WIKA                                               Trenggalek Regency,
                                                                                                      water infratructures. The construction of
                                               Location                                               this dam is part of the series of activities
proceeds to phase                                                    East Java
                                                                                                      for the development of the Ngrowo River
                                                                     Central River Region,
II of the Tugu Dam                             Ownership
                                                                     Brantas River East Java          Sub Basin and the Brantas River that holds
                                                                                                      water flowing from the Keser River, a large
constructions.                                                       Preparation, the Main Dam,       nearby river that is often the cause of
                                                                     Cofferdams, Road works,
                                               Scope of Work
                                                                     Hydromechanical works,
                                                                                                      floods in the Trenggalek area.
The Tugu Dam, with a pool capacity of 41,7
                                                                     Electrical works, and others.
hectares and a height reaching 89 meters                                                              The Tugu Dam is expected to bring welfare
from foundation, this is one from the 65       Time                  2018 – 2021                      to the people of the Trenggalek Regency
dams proclaimed by the Governement                                                                    and its surrounding regions. With dam
                                               Construction          Rockfill central core type dam
through the Ministry of Public Works                                                                  being fully functional, it is targeted to
and People’s Housing in order to ensure        Share                 WIKA 80% : APTA 20%              provide 400 liters/second of water, to 8
national water and food security.                                                                     thousand people in 3 villages, channeling
                                              Box - Tugu Dam Project
                                                                                                      into the 1.200 Hectare irrigation area of
Throughout the course of time, WIKA has
                                                                                                      Ngasinan, produce 0,4 MegaWatts of hydro                                                                                                                                Box - Keureto Dam
successfully constructed the first phase of
                                              Photo - Tugu Dam, Trenggalek: Able                      electric power, reduce the amounts of                                                                                                                                   Project, NAD
the Tugu Dam with a central core rockfill
                                              to irrigate rice fields to an area of 1,200             flood, and possibly serve as a tourist site.
tipe dam that covers diversion structures,    hectares
the main dam, coffer dams, relocated                                                                  Dea Paradita
                                                                                                                                                     This dam is expected to be                       Other than that, the dam will support the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Keureto Dam Construction
                                                                                                                                                                                                      local farmers with the irigation of the Alue    Project
                                                                                                                                                     the water infrastructure that                                                                                    Project
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ubay covering as much as 2.743 hectares of
                                                                                                                                                     will support farming activities,                 plantation, and flowing water to the Krueng                     North Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Location
                                                                                                                                                     flood control, and water supply                  (Sungai) in Pase as much as 6.677 hectares.                     Darussalam

                                                                                                                                                     for the people of North Aceh.                    This dam is expected to function also as a
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Hydro Electric Power Plant producing 6,34       Project         Ministry of Public Works and
                                                                                                                                                     To optimize agriculture, irigation, and a                                                        Overseer        People’s Housing
                                                                                                                                                                                                      megawatt (MW) of power to be distributed
                                                                                                                                                     control over rainfall volume in the Northern     to North Aceh region.                                         Tunnel work (pengelak
                                                                                                                                                     Aceh surrounding regions, the government                                                         Scope of Work waterway), intake and
                                                                                                                                                     came with the initiative of building the         The construction process of this dam was                      hidromekanikal
                                                                                                                                                     Keureuto Dam. A randomfill type dam with         divided into 3 packages, with APBN funds
                                                                                                                                                                                                      as much as Rp1,7 trilion. Package I went        Time            2015-2019
                                                                                                                                                     a height of 386 m/74,00 m. The Keureuto
                                                                                                                                                     Dam was designed to have a capacity of           to PT Brantas Abipraya - PT Pelita Nusa
                                                                                                                                                     215,94 million cubic meters with a pool in       Perkasa (KSO) contructing the main body
                                                                                                                                                     the size of 836,39 hectares.                     of the dam. Paket II went to PT Wijaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the Project Manager of the Keureto Dam
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Karya (Persero) Tbk constructing the
                                                                                                                                                     This dam functionsas a reservoir to store                                                       construction.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      tunnels (diversion waterway), intake and
                                                                                                                                                     flood water in the size of 30,50 miliion cubic   hydromechanical and Package III went to        He and his team are optimistic that the
                                                                                                                                                     meters and can reduce up to 50 years of          Hutama Karya - PT Perapen (KSO) building       progress of Package II will reach 95% by the
                                                                                                                                                     flood excess volume. Water that is stored        the spillway.                                  end of this year, while the rest of the 5% will
                                                                                                                                                     in the Keureuto Dam will be stored as raw                                                       proceed after Package I, which is the main
                                                                                                                                                     water, to be treated at 500 liters per second,   “The WIKA part of the package, was
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     body of the Dam.
                                                                                                                                                     at the Regional Water Utility Company            valued at Rp468 billion and the progress
                                                                                                                                                     (PDAM) in Tirta Monpase, North of Aceh.          has reached 92%,” stated Budi Rahardjo,        Ahmad Fauziansyah

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AT THE FOREFRONT IN DAM INFRASTRUCTURES - PT ...
MAIN SCOOP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  In the consortium, the Company owns an 85% portion of the total
                                                                                                                                                  THE MULTI FUNCTIONAL DAM                                        project. The projection is that the work will proceed for 1.460

                                                                                                                                                  F ROM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  days of a working calendar and a maintenance period of 365
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  calendar days. The first scope of work on this project covers: The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  tunnel construction and the main dam construction.

                                                                                                                                                  M INA HA SA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam has a capacity of 23,37 million cubic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  meters, located transversed on the downstream of the Tondano
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  River Hydro Electric Power Plant Tanggari II. The dam functions to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  reduce flood waters as much as 282,18 cubic meters per second
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  from the city of Manado dan and the surrounding regions. It also
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  supplies raw water for the city of Manado, the North Minahasa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Regency and Bitung with a water debit of 4,5 cubic meters.
                                                                                                                                                  The Kuwil Kawangkoan dam is a dam that is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Other than that, the Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam supplies 2 x 0,7 MW
                                                                                                                                                  designed to withstand any capacity to support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  of electricity and also developed as tourism spot.
                                                                                                                                                  the economy of the Minahasa Regency.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fekum Ariesbowo
                                                                                                                         Photo - Kungan Dam,
                                                                                                                         Banten: One of its
                                                                                                                                                  The PT WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk. (WIKA) – PT Daya Mulia
                                                                                                                         vital functions is the   Turangga (DMT) consortium have signed for the construction
                                                                                                                         raw water provider for   of the Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam construction, The Northern                                                            Box - The Kuwil
                                                                                                                         Banten and DKI Jakarta                                                                                      Construction of the Kuwil      Kawangkoan Dam
                                                                                                                                                  Minahasa Regency, Package I with the Ministry of Public Works                      Kawangkoan Dam, North
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Project                                          Project, North
                                                                                                                                                  and People’s Housing in Jakarta, on Tuesday (26/7/2016)                            Minahasa Regency Pack-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Minahasa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     age 1
                                                                                                                                                  At the time, the Rp783,264 billion project was signed by

THE KARIAN DAM,
                                                                                                                                                  Koko Cahyo Kuncoro as WIKA – DMT joint operation and                               North Minahasa, North
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Location
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Sulawesi
                                                                                                                                                  the Commitment Making Official from the Dam II SNVT Dam
                                                                                                                                                  Construction Sulawesi I, Lidya Karema.                                             KSO WIKA – Daya Mulia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Companies          Turangga (WIKA portion;
                                                                                                                                                  The WIKA – DMT joint operation appointed by the Ministry of                        85%)
BANTEN’S REALIZATION OF A WATER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Photo - The Kuwil
                                                                                                                                                  Public Works and People’s Housing as the winner of the Kuwil                       The Ministry of Public Works
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kawangkoan Dam,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Project Overseer                                  North Minahasa:
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE FUTURE                                                                                                                      Kawangkoan Dam Construction project, North Minahasa
                                                                                                                                                  Package I according to the Letter of Provider Appointment for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and People’s Housing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ecpected to reduce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Tunnel construction and the    floods from the city
                                                                                                                         Box - Karian Dam         the construction of the Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam, North Minahasa    Scope of Work
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     main dam construction          of Manado and the
                                                                                                                         Project, Banten
                                                                                                                                                  Regency Package I number:KU.03.01/BWSS-I/SNVT-PB/PK.BII/10,                                                       surrounding region.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Time               2016-2020
                                                                                                                                                  21 July 2016.
Experienced a few delays since                  This dam has a pool area of 1.74 ha and
                                                                                                                 Karian Dam Construction
                                                is projected to reach a capacity of 314,7        Project
                                                                                                                 Project
the initial announcement of
                                                million cubic meters and the effective
the project in the early 1980s.                 capacity is 207,5 million cubic meters.         Location
                                                                                                                 Lebak Regency,
                                                                                                                 Banten Province
The Karian Dam proceeded in
                                                “The Ministry of Public Works and People’s                       KSO Daelim – WIKA –
2015, and projected to be ready                 Housing expects that with a capacity this
                                                                                                Companies
                                                                                                                 Waskita (WIKA portion; 27%)

and functional by March 2021.                   large, can give us a variety of advantages,
                                                                                                Dam Type         Fill Type Dam
                                                not only for the people of Banten but also
Karian Dam is located in the regency of         for those in DKI Jakarta,” remarked M. Farid                     207,5 million cubic meters
Lebak, Banten. The construction of this                                                         Capacity         of water for irigation 21.545
                                                Ni’maturohman, the Project Manager.                              hectares.
dam was planned in the 1980s. Experienced
more than 3 decades of delays, when             9,1 cubic meters /seconds of water will flow    Time             2015-2019
finally in 2015, under the rule of President    from the Karian Dam into households, cities
Joko Widodo, the dam proceeds with its          and industries starting from the regency
construction plans.                             of Lebak, Tangerang City, the regency           Jakarta – Merak toll road, and Integrated
                                                of Tangerang, South Tangerang and the           Industrial Centers that are prone to flood.
The dam is constructed by a consortium          province of DKI Jakarta. Then an amount         Apart from that, with a maksimum height
of PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk - Daelim       of 5,5 cubic meters /seconds of water for       of 63,5 m and a length of 516 m from the
Industrial Co, LTD - PT. Waskita Karya          households, cities and industries in the city   main dam to the dam saddle, the water in
(Persero) Tbk. With a total contract value of   of Cilegon and the Serang regency as much       the Karian can be utilized to power the
Rp1,24 trilion with WIKA holding 27%. Since     as 5,5 cubic meters /seconds.                   turbines of a Hydro Electric Power Plant
it began in October 2015, construction                                                          reaching an estimated 1,8 MW of electricity.
has reached a progress of 53,19% and is         Dams also function as flood control for
targeted for completion in March of 2021.       strategic areas, infrastructures such as the    Ahmad Fauziansyah & Bayu Giri Atmojo

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KNOWLEGE 10

                                             WORLD
                                             LARGEST
                                             HYDRO-
                                             ELECTRIC
                                             DAMS

                Not only functioning as a mere water reservoir
                and irrigation. Dams today reflect a country’s
                technological advancement in hydroelectric
                power generation.

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KNOWLEDGE 10

Rain has become the capital city’s         place in the troposphere layer from 13     as control the water flow for farming
regular occurrence. Just imagine, rain     km to 17 km. Due to this, the community    irrigation.
can happen during morning, afternoon,      has to be aware of any recurring extreme
                                                                                      Today, a dam’s main function also             ITAIPU DAM
or even at night. Based on observations    weather. The most feared aftermath from                                                                                                                                                                           14.000
                                                                                      evolves following the context of the
made by BMKG (Meteorology,                 it is flooding.                                                                          Itaipu is one of the largest hydroelectric                                                                                MW
                                                                                      present needs. Dams today are also
Climatology, and Geophysical Agency),                                                                                               dam in the world that restricts the
                                           Flooding is the scourge of the wet         used as hydroelectric power generators
rain and extreme weather are predicted                                                                                              Parana River (a river between Brazil
                                           season. One of the efforts to minimalize   in accordance with the socioeconomic
to happen in Jakarta and its surrounding                                                                                            and Paraguay). The construction of this
                                           and manage flooding to turn it into        dynamics. For this edition of TEN, WIKA       dam was a response to the fast growing
area until January.
                                           energy is by building a dam. This          Magz presents the 10 world largest            economy of Brazil during the 1960s. The
Heavy rainfall, according to BMKG, is      concrete dominated infrastructure is       hydroelectric dams.                           dam has a length of 7.235 meters with a
caused by nature wherein an uplift takes   made to withhold/contain water as well                                                   peak elevation of 225 meters. This dam’s
                                                                                                                                    hydroelectric capacity, with its total use
                                                                                                                                    of concrete that could be used to build
                                                                                                                                    210 Gelora Bung Karno class stadiums,
                                                                                                                                    reaches 14.000 MW.

                                                                                      1
                                                                    25.615
                                                                     MW
                                                                                                                                           10.200                                                                                                             8.370
                                                                                             THREE                                          MW                                                                                                                 MW
                                                                                             GORGES DAM
                                                                                      This is arguably the largest dam ever made
                                                                                      by man. Built in Sandouping, Yichang,
                                                                                      Hubei province, China, the Three Gorges
                                                                                      Dam is designed to contain the Yang
                                                                                      Tze river (the world’s longest river. Red)
                                                                                      which passes into three canyons between
                                                                                      the cities of Yichang, Hubei, and Fuling,
                                                                                      Chongqing. The dam can store 39.000 m3
                                                                                      of water or the equivalent of the Toba
                                                                                      lake water volume. With such a large
                                                                                      capacity, the total hydroelectric capacity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                3                                           4
                                                                                      generated by the dam reaches 26.516 MW.
                                                                                      An incredible figure since it would be more
                                                                                      than enough to provide electricity for the
                                                                                      entire Indonesian archipelago.
                                                                                                                                    SIMON BOLIVAR HYDROELECTRIC
                                                                                                                                    PLANT (GURI DAM)                                                                TUCURUI DAM
                                                                                      Dams are built not only to                    From South America, The Simon Bolivar Hydroelectric Plant ranks                 This dam has one of the largest hydroelectric
                                                                                      suppress floods, but also                     the second largest concrete construction after the Itaipu Dam. It               capacity in the world located in Brazil. Built in Para
                                                                                                                                    was built to withhold the flow of the Caroni River, which extends               province, where the thick Amazon rainforest is also
                                                                                      provide water for activities                  from Bolivia to Venezuela. Just like Itaipu, Guri (as it is called by the       located, Tucurui’s construction began in 1975 as a
                                                                                      such as electricity                           Bolivian public) also has a wide building span of 7.426 meters in               hydroelectric power plant that takes advantage of the
                                                                                                                                    length and 162 meters in peak elevation. Meanwhile, the installed               volume and strong current of the Amazon River. It took
                                                                                      generation, irrigation, and
                                                                                                                                    electrical capacity reaches 10.055 MW or a third of the present                 less than 9 years to build the reservoir with a width of
                                                                                      industrial use.                               national electrical needs.                                                      3.014 m2. Additionally, in less than 3 decades after it
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    was officially operational, the Tucurui Dam consistently
                                                                                      - Wikipedia, processed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    produces 8.370 MW every year.

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KNOWLEDGE 10

        6.809
         MW
                                                                           5                                                         6.000
                                                                                                                                      MW
                                                                                                                                                                                     8
                                                                                                                                                                                     KRASNOYARSKAYA
                                                                                                                                                                                     DAM
                                                                           GRAND COULEE DAM
                                                                                                                                                                                     This particular dam is the second largest
                                                                           As a superpower state, The U.S advances                                                                   in Russia after the Sayano Shushenskaya
                                                                           thanks to the support of its manufacturing                                                                Dam. Needing 8 years in its construction, the
                                                                           industries. In accordance to that, the energy                                                             Krasnoyarskaya Dam stands firm in holding
                                                                           needs also increases. Answering to the needs of                                                           the Yenisei River at the 30-Kilometer point
                                                                           the market, the Grand Coulee Dam was built to                                                             from its upstream in Divnogorsk City, south of
                                                                           restrict the Columbia River in Washington DC.                                                             Moscow. Its 6.000 MW input generated by this
                                                                           The hydrokinetic power from the dam                                                                       dam is largely used for aluminium processing
                                                                           successfully generates a power of 6.809 MW.                                                               industries.

        6.400                                                                                                  6.300
                                                                                                                                      5.516
                                                                                                                                      MW
                                                                                                                                                                                     ROBERT-
                                                                                                                                                                                     BOURASSA DAM                         9
                                                                                                                                                                                     Canada is known for its 1.000 rivers. With that,
         MW                                                                                                     MW                                                                   Canada has a large hydrokinetic potential.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Unsurprisingly, the Canadian government
                                                                                                                                                                                     takes advantage of it by building various power
                                                                                                                                                                                     plants. One of the dams that is optimized for
                                                                                                                                                                                     that purpose is the Robert-Bourassa Dam
                                                                                                                                                                                     located in northern Quebec. This infrastructure
                                                                                                                                                                                     was built in 4 years (1974-1978) to control the
                                                                                                                                                                                     flow of La Grande River that spans 97,6 km from
                                                                                                                                                                                     its upstream in Quebec. The electrical energy

                                                   6
                                                                                                                                                                                     generated by the dam is as much as 5.516 MW.

SAYANO
SHUSHENSKAYA DAM                                                                                                             CHURCHILL FALLS DAM
                                                                                                                                                                                10
                                                                                                           7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         5.429
Not wanting to be outdone by its American                                                                                    Still in Canada, the Churchill Falls Dam is                                                  MW
competitor, Russia also built a dam that is no         LONGTAN DAM                                                           designed to produce electrical energy by taking
less impressive. The Yenisei River, which is the                                                                             advantage of the strong falls current that are
longest river in Russia, is contained to produce       China as a new giant never stops in developing                        commonplace in Canada. The stronger the
6.400 MW of electrical energy. In August 2010,         mainstay infrastructures and manufacturing                            falls current, the bigger the power to generate
the dam and turbine exploded. As a result, the         industries. This dynamics is visible in every                         turbines. So is the stable process resulting in
electricity in Saint Petersburg and Moscow was         provinces, especially in Nanjing. As a result, the                    the production of abundant electrical energy.
shut down for a few hours. Traffic, flight, and        electrical energy needs in the region also increases.                 Managed by a well-known hydroelectric
manufacture also halted.                               To answer this, the Chinese government has built                      company, Hydro-Quebec, the Churchill Falls
                                                       the Longtan dam to generate 6.300 MW of energy.                       Dam has a power output of 5.429 MW.
                                                       Not only answering the energy needs of industries,
                                                       the dam was built to raise the water surface for the
                                                       ideal and safe shipping line.                                         Fekum Ariesbowo W. (from various sources, processed)

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Asmat 's Million
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             we were required to stand on scales along
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             with our cabin luggage. This was quite an
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             experience.

Enchantments,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The flight to Papua was one that everyone
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             should experience. For the people of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Papua, taking a flight was not something
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             that was uncommon. For them, taking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             a flight was as common as taking a city
O F F ER COU N TLES S                                                                                                                                                                                                        transport (Angkot). For regular Papuans,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             walking to the airport, catching a flight,
PLEASU R ES .                                                                                                                                                                                                                arriving at the destination, and walking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             home, was a regular commute.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Due to a lack of transportation, a plane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             was the main choice of travel connecting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             the various cities in Papua. This applied
Situated on the eastern                         agenda that would have been a shame to                                                                                                                                       not for just travel between district capitals,
                                                miss. This was WIKA’s coverage of its CSR                                                                                                                                    but sub-district capitals as well. In several
end of Papua, the                               day in the district of Asmat, West papua,                                                                                                                                    mountainous areas of Papua, the local
Asmat district continues                        and also the district of Mimika, where                                                                                                                                       children would be more excited to see a car
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             rather than a plane. Planes could be seen
to develop its region,                          Papua was the main attraction. Every year,
                                                during the anniversary of its establishment,                                                                                                                                 every day, cars couldn’t.
optimizing it with                              the company holds a routine charity to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             After, give or take, an hour of waiting.
natural and cultural                            provide for those in need.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The Perintis airport official made a loud
tourist destinations.                            Carrying on in the spirit of its slogan                                                                                                                                     announcement that our propeller powered
                                                “We Power the Nations’, the 2019 CSR                                                                                                                                         plane was ready to take us to Agats. At
                                                emphasizes on its program of distributing                                                                                                                                    around 9.30 in the morning, we were
As the cold seeped to the bone, WIKA
                                                books and a variety of other programs                                                                                                                                        already sitting on the plane that had a
Magz was en route to Terminal III of the
                                                (WIKA Pintar, WIKA Sehat, WIKA Hijau, dan                                                                                                                                    capacity for 20 passengers. The interior was
Soekarna-Hatta International airport via
                                                Wika Peduli) to 5 main islands and 9 outer,                                                                                                                                  simple, something that one would expect to
the inner city toll road, last Monday (11/2).
                                                foremost, and isolated districts. Asmat,                                                                                                                                     see on a bus. On the left there were 5 single
That night, the strong winds and heavy
                                                located in the west Papua province, was        Photo - Aerial of Asmat: A                                                                                                    chairs whilst on the right there were 6 two
rain didn’t stop us from making our flight to                                                  small paradise in Indonesia    At 8 PM, the wheels came to a halt as we      Our journey to Asmat was a long one. From
                                                one of the areas that had been selected.                                                                                                                                     person seats. In the back row there were
eastern Indonesia.                                                                                                           arrived at the entrance to Terminal III, the   Timika we had to take another flight on
                                                One of the factors for Asmat’s, selection                                                                                                                                    seats for 3 people. In the front, the pilot and
During the first week of the 2nd month of       was because in 2018 was affected by                                          biggest airport in the country. We were        the Twin Otter aircraft towards the Perintis     co-pilot were seated and the cockpit could
2019, we were faced with an extraordinary       malnutrition and a smallpox epidemic.                                        welcomed with light rain as we hurried out     Ewer airport, which was the main airport         be clearly seen as there was no separator
                                                                                                                             of the car carrying a camera, recorder, and    used to enter the Asmat district. Long           between the cockpit and the cabin.
                                                                                                                             notebook, and we could hardly wait to get      story short, we moved to the smaller part
                                                                                                                             to the exotic Asmat. It was at exactly 9 PM,   of the Mozes Kilangin airport to catch our       AGATS, THE ALLURING
Photo:
                        01                                                                     02                            when our Garuda Indonesia flight took off      connecting flight to Asmat.                      CAPITAL OF ASMAT
01. Ewer Airport:
                                                                                                                             towards Denpasar and eventually reached
The main gateway to                                                                                                                                                         Honestly, there was a sense of wonder,           After three quarters of an hour in the air,
Agats, the capital of                                                                                                        Timika, Papua.
                                                                                                                                                                            astonishment, and pride, all in one breath,      the wheels of the twin otter aircraft that
Asmat Regency.
                                                                                                                             “Thank God, Papua, we have arrived” we         as we entered the waiting room at the            we were on touched down at Ewer airport,
02. Asmat carving
                                                                                                                             exclaimed in our excitement.                   airport. Instead of seeing the usual attire      which was the entrypoint to Agats, Asmat’s
statue: Asmat’s
                                                                                                                                                                            than one would wear at an airport, the           capital.
unique hand that is
                                                                                                                             THE JOURNEY TO ASMAT                           passengers we saw were only wearing
second to none.
                                                                                                                             WAS FUN!                                                                                        From that little airport situated on the bank
                                                                                                                                                                            shorts, sleeveless t-shirts, and sandals. This
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             of a river, we had to take a small speed
                                                                                                                             After 5 hour flight from Jakarta, we finally   was unexpected and made colorful entries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             boat towards Agats. The boat could fit
                                                                                                                             landed on the Mozes Kilangin airport           on the pages of our note books.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             a maximum of four passengers and one
                                                                                                                             runway, Timika, at 06.30 AM Eastern            Another interesting point that filled page       driver across the brown colored water at
                                                                                                                             Indonesian Time. Even though it was still      two of our pocket books was the check            high speed. The air was hot, and the sun
                                                                                                                             early in the morning, the heat from the sun    in process, which was a lot more manual          was shining brightly. Fortunately, on the
                                                                                                                             was immediately felt. Perhaps it was a sign    when compared to similar check ins at            boat, we could feel the breeze which made
                                                                                                                             that we should get a move on to let the day    other airports. As our names were called,        up for the intense heat.
                                                                                                                             run its course.

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Thirty minutes went by quickly as the Agats harbor, which we could                                                                                 of building concrete roads (slab piles) and a 72 meter suspension          ponds that were spread evenly across all project locations. Besides
                                                                         01
see in the distance, became clearer and bigger as we reached our                                                                                   bridge under the HK.02.03/PJN – WIL.IV/PPK-IV.3/466 contract.              this, as an alternative, the team were also able to purchase clean
destination. The team in charge of WIKA’s road rehabilitation and                                                                                                                                                             water from other districts by boat.
                                                                                                                                                   The rough terrain and vast area directly affects the infrastructure
suspension bridge construction for the handling of malnutrition
                                                                                                                                                   construction process of the roads in Asmat. Eko Suranto Putro, the         The transport of precast materials from PPB WTON Pasuruan to
and the smallpox virus outbreak were there welcoming us with
                                                                                                                                                   project manager of road and bridge contruction, stated that there          Asmat was solved by cooperating with ships that were transporting
open arms.
                                                                                                                                                   are three main challenges that need to be overcome in order for this       salt to the eastern provinces of Indonesia using cargo ships that had
We were instantly touched and overwhelmed with pride as                                                                                            project to be completed in time.                                           a capacity of 2.400 tonnes, straight to the port of Agats.
Indonesians. Indonesia is a vast country, which is roughly the size of
                                                                                                                                                   First of all, the swamp area that covers almost the entire area            On arrival, the precast material were moved first to the Landing
Europe; which stretches from England in the west to Greece in the
                                                                                                                                                   makes it difficult to supply the area with clean water.                    Craft Tank that then went down the river towards the project areas.
East. In Papua, the eastern part of our country, the WIKA team was
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              It should be noted that the unloading was not done during normal
working hard, shoulder to shoulder, to develop infrastructure for                                                                                  The second challenge that WIKA faces is the transport of precast
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              hours, instead, the heavy precast materials were unloaded outside
the betterment of Papua.                                                                                                                           concrete from PPB WIKA Concrete Pasuruan (where the concrete is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              of normal loading areas, which was 2 O’clock in the morning.
                                                                                                                                                   produced) to the Asmat area
As soon as we disembarked from the speed boat, we climbed the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              To answer how the heavy precast material was transported over the
wooden stairs of the dock. Agats is unique. Set on top of swamps,                                                                                  The third challenge, in relation to the distribution of precast
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              softer grounds, th WIKA management implemented two effective
several of the roads of Asmat’s capital were covered by wooden                                                                                     concrete from the production area in Pasuruan by taking advantage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              methods.
planks. Only the main roads were made of concrete. The roads of                                                                                    of the river to transport it all the way to the Asmat district. However,
layered concrete stood on top of the metal construct that was built      is moving quickly to develop road infrastructure and suspension           it turns out that the river is quite shallow and heavily relies on         Firstly, for the empty areas, WIKA used excavators by placing
over the wooden bridge that was there before.                            bridges to handle the small pox and malnutrition crisis that is           the tidal current and as such, only smaller capacity boats can get         wooden foundations on the excavator tracks. Secondly, the project
                                                                         affecting the area.                                                       through to the area.                                                       team initiated the construction of a portal that is able to operate on
After our short flight and speed boat ride, the next part of our
                                                                         Bordering the Mimika district in the west as well as the Mappi and                                                                                   steel tracks (tracks attached to poles that have been set up).
journey was made on electric motorcycles as we sped towards                                                                                        CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
the project offices. At a glance these bikes we were on looked like      Boven Digoel districts in the south, the area is covered in muddy                                                                                    The construction done in inland Asmat clearly shows WIKA’s
                                                                         swamps. It doesn’t come to a surprise that the houses, as well as         Did Wika give up on its endevours? No, we didn’t. The project              determination to develop Indonesia. Through the construction
regular motorcyles. These bikes were common in and around Agats
                                                                         the connecting roads, have all been constructed on top of wooden          management, with the support of the young engineers (average age           evenly done in the isolated, foremost and outermost parts of
and they were almost soundless and without any exhaust smoke.
                                                                         and steel planks.                                                         of 25) were able to come up with creative innovations.                     the Agats district, WIKA encourages the Asmat community to
 After a 15 minute bike ride on these near soundless vehicles across
                                                                         Over the decades, the conditions of the plank roads, weathered            To tackle the problem of clean water for the purposes of making the        become more independent, competitive, and synergized, so that it
the asmat swamps, we finally arrived at our destination. There
                                                                         by the rays of the sun and rain, which had withstood the weight of        concrete casts, the project management created rainwater storage           eventually becomes self sustainable.
was a familiar sense of family and brotherhood. These were our
brothers and sister, the best engineers that WIKA could offer, all of    many electric bikes, have come to the point where they needed to
whom were separated from friends and family.                             be replaced with sturdier concrete roads.

                                                                                                                                                   Asmat 's Natural Surroundings
                                                                         In accordance with qualification evaluation, technical and
WIKA BUILDS INDONESIA FROM THE POINT
                                                                         administrative procedures, pricing as well as evaluations made by
OF ASMAT
                                                                         the ministry of Public works and housing (Direktorat Bina Marga
At the eastern end of Indonesia, Agats, situated in the district of      Balai Besar Pembangunan jalan Nasional XVIII), WIKA was selected
Asmat in the West Papua province, PT WIJAYA KARYA (company),             to construct the vital infrastructure needed in Asmat, with the job
                                                                                                                                                   STRENGTHEN THE TIES OF FRIEND SHIP
                                                                                                                            Photo:
                                                                                                                     02                            The natural charm and culture of Asmat is         items, thismuseum also serves as an
                                                                                                                            01. A speed boat
                                                                                                                            trip along the river   one of the appeals for anyone who comes           exhibition for them all.
                                                                                                                            to Agats Pier: A       to visit. Even though it isn’t fully developed,
                                                                                                                                                                                                     BAKI SWAMP
                                                                                                                            winding journey full   this does not pose much of a problem
                                                                                                                            of sensations.                                                           The Baki Swamp is one of the conservation
                                                                                                                                                   and instead creates a sense of intrigue for
                                                                                                                            02. Suspension         anyone who wishes to experience Asmat             areas in the Asmat district. The forest
                                                                                                                            Bridge Project:
                                                                                                                                                   up close:                                         conservation which covers an area
                                                                                                                            There is WIKA at the
                                                                                                                            end of Asmat there
                                                                                                                                                                                                     of 123.281 hectares has become the
                                                                                                                                                   ASMAT MUSEUM OF CULTURE
                                                                                                                                                                                                     preservation area of over 400 species of
                                                                                                                                                   AND DEVELOPMENT
                                                                                                                                                                                                     wild animals, 107 tree species, and 37
                                                                                                                                                   This cultural reserve shows and at the            orchid varieties, 13 of which ar endangered.
                                                                                                                                                   same time preserves the richness of Asmat
                                                                                                                                                                                                     BOKAP BEACH
                                                                                                                                                                       tribal culture. Along with
                                                                                                                                                                              safeguarding a         Bokap Beach is one of the most beautiful
                                                                                                                                                                                  collection of      beaches in the Asmat district. Its beauty
                                                                                                                                                                                    artistic and     is considered natural as there have been
                                                                                                                                                                                       cultural      barely any people who have set foot there.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     Fekum Ariesbowo

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                                                                                                                                              PRESIDENT                                     The miniature Halal Park was designed as    organizations, mainly the Micro,
                                                                                                                                                                                            a Creative Economic Center, an ecosystem    Small, Medium, Enterprises (UMKM) in
                                                                                                                                              JOKOWI’S                                      for halal industries from upstream to       strengthening the nation’s economy, for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        today and for the future.
                                                                                                                                              INAUGURATION                                  downstream, housing a variety of fashion
                                                                                                                                                                                            tennants, food and beverages, tourism and   The government, states the President,
                                                                                                                                              OF THE                                        education booths for the visitors.          believes that the well-being of an economy

                                                                                                                                              HALAL
                                                                                                                                                                                            Accompanying the President on this          may impact the people at large, and most
                                                                                                                                                                                            occasion are: Rini M. Soemarno, the         of the positivity is an effect of the halal
                                                                                                                                                                                            Minister of State Owned Enterprises,        lifestyle that ensures a sustainable society,

                                                                                                                                              PARK
                                                                                                                                                                                            Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, the Minister        regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion.
                                                                                                                                                                                            of Religious Affairs, Triawan Munaf, Head   “Even though halal in concept, as a racially,
                                                                                                                                                                                            of the Indonesian Agency of Creative        ethnically, culturally and religiously diverse
                                                                                                                                                                                            Economy, Tumiyana, the President Director   nation, that upholds the values of Pancasila
                                                                                                                                                                                            of PT WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk. [WIKA],   and Bhineka Tunggal Ika, the Halal Park is
                                                                                                                                                                                            Diajeng Lestari, the CEO of HIJUP.          open for everyone, from all walks of life,”
                                                                                                                                              Jakarta, 16 April 2019 - Jl. Pintu Satu       In his opening remarks, President           Presiden Jokowi mentioned.
                                                                                                                                              Senayan, Basketball Hall side, The Gelora     Jokowi stated that the Halal Park is
                                                                                                                                              Bung Karno (GBK) Complex, the President       an actualization of the Government’s
                                                                                                                                              of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo     commitment to involve business
                                                                                                                                              (Jokowi) inaugurated a Moslem Destination
                                                                                                                                              District, with the opening of the miniature

WIKA                                                                      Penyertaan Modal Negara) as in Financial Year 2018 and
                                                                          Report on the Use of Proceeds from Public Offering for Capital
                                                                          Increase with Pre-emptive Rights I (Penambahan Modal Dengan
                                                                                                                                              Halal Park on the front part, accomodating
                                                                                                                                              an estimated 1.000 guests and invitees,
                                                                                                                                              Tuesday (16/4).

DISTRIBUTES                                                               Memberikan Hak Memesan Efek Terlebih Dahulu I);
                                                                       7. Approval of the Amendment to the Use of Proceeds from Public
                                                                          Offering for Capital Increase with Pre-emptive Rights I;
Rp346,05 BILLION IN                                                    8. Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association;
                                                                       9. Change in the Company’s Management.
DIVIDEND SHARES
                                                                       The 3rd point on the agenda, regarding the allocation of the Use of
                                                                       the Net Profit for Financial Year 2018, the Annual General Meeting
                                                                       of Shareholders have determined that 20% of the total net profit to
                                                                       the Owner of the Parent Entity, in the amount of Rp346,05 billion as
Jakarta, 30 April 2019 - The Pullman Hotel Ballroom, Jakarta, PT
                                                                       dividend or Rp38,6049 per share.
WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk. hosted the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders Fiscal Year 2018, with 9 points to be discussed on the    On the 9th point of the agenda, the Annual General Meeting of
agenda, among them:                                                    Shareholders have approved of the change in the Company’s
1. Approval of the Company’s Annual Report for the Financial Year      Managment. Accordingly, the Company’s Board of Commissioners
   2018, including therewith the Company’s Operations Report,          are as follows:
   Board of Commissioners’ Supervisory Report, and Ratification of     President Commissioner : Imam Santoso
   the Company’s Financial Statement for Fiscal Year 2018;             Commissioner: Edy Sudarmanto
2. Approval and Ratification of the Company’s Report on                Commissioner: Freddy R. Saragih
   Partnership and Community Development Programme for                 Commissioner: Satya Bhakti Parikesit
   Financial Year 2018;                                                Independent Commissioner : Illiana Arifiandi
3. Allocation of the Use of the Net Profit for Financial Year 2018;    Independent Commissioner : Achmad Hidayat
4. Appointment of a Public Accounting Firm to audit the Company’s      Independent Commissioner : Suryo Hapsoro Tri Utomo
   Financial Statement for Financial Year 2019 and the Financial       The Board of Directors are as follows:
   Statement of the Company’s Partnership and Community                President Director: Tumiyana
   Development Programme for Financial Year 2019;                      Director of Human Capital dan Development : Novel Arsyad
5. Determination of the amount of Bonus (tantiem) for Financial        Director of Quality, Safety, Health,
   Year 2018, Salary/Honorarium and Allowances and/or Other            and Environment : Danu Prijambodo
   Facilities for the Directors and Commissioners for Financial Year   Director of Finance : Ade Wahyu
   2019;                                                               Director of Operations I : Agung Budi Waskito
6. Ratification of the Report on the Use of Proceeds from the          Director of Operations II : Bambang Pramujo
   Increase in Capital Investment by the State (Tambahan Dana          Director of Operations III : Destiawan Soewardjono

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                FOREVER
                                          Jakarta, 10 April 2019 - In line with the     Managers that are currently serving as     As a warm welcome to the new formation
                                          management changes, PT WIJAYA KARYA           directors at the Ministry of State Owned   Commissioner Edy Sudarmanto and
                                          (Persero) Tbk. (WIKA) held a Farewell and     Enterprises. Prakosa Hadi Takariyanto,     Director Ade Wahyu, was the embedding of
                                          Welcome Reception called Forever WIKA         Oksarlidady Arifin and Rena Latsmi.        the ACE Pin representing the WIKA culture

                WIKA FAMILY
                                          Family, at WIKA Tower II, Wednesday (10/4).                                              being attached to the new members.
                                                                                        In a romantic and elegant setting, the
                                          Present at the event were the WIKA            rundown of the show was filled with        The excitements elevated after the WIKA
                                          Board of Commissioners, the Board of          appreciation for the preceding Board of    Management presented the professionally

                THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING   Directors, and the Management of WIKA
                                          Group. Also present was the preceding
                                                                                        Commissioners, Directors and General
                                                                                        Managers in the form of caricature
                                                                                                                                   produced Indonesia Pusaka and
                                                                                                                                   Kemesraan videos .
                PART OF THE WIKA FAMILY   WIKA Commissioners Eddy Kristanto and
                                          Imas Aan Ubudiah, preceding Director
                                                                                        paintings and flower bouquets for the
                                                                                        spouses.
                                          A.N.S. Kosasih, and the previous General

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KEGIATAN ACARA

WIKA TAKING PART IN THE                                                                                                                “
                                                                                                                                       The WIKA big family can be seen fully

21            ST
                             A NNIVERSARY
                                                                                                                                       enthusiastic throughout the event.
                                                                                                                                       Representatives of the WIKA 4th Division,
                                                                                                                                       WIKA Realty, WIKA Beton dan WEGE from
                                                                                                                                       the East Java region all showed their

OF THE MINISTER OF STATE OWNED                                                                                                         support. Guests, attendees, and family
                                                                                                                                       members all lined up around the selection

ENTERPRISES FESTIVITIES                                                                                                                                “
                                                                                                                                       of Nasi Campur, Nasi Krawu, Nasi Kuning,
                                                                                                                                       and Sate Komo.

Sidoarjo, 7 April 2019 - To Commemorate        Zumba performance, continued with the       with more than 650 family members of the
their 21st Anniversary on 13 April 2019, the   Millennials Movement, The handing out       Company, can be seen in the celebrations.
Ministry of State Owned Enterprises hosted     of awards and recognitions to the most
                                                                                           The WIKA big family can be seen fully
a series of events, among them was the         inspirational Ministry of State Owned
                                                                                           enthusiastic throughout the event.
LinkAja Festival, organized at the GOR Delta   Enterprises employees, then followed by a
                                                                                           Representatives of the WIKA 4th Division,
Sidoarjo, Sunday (7/4).                        star-studded line up.
                                                                                           WIKA Realty, WIKA Beton dan WEGE from
The LinkAja Festival yang attended by          Amidst the festivities, WIKA’s CEO          the East Java region all showed their
the Minister of State Owned Enterprises,       Tumiyana, WIKA’s Director of Human          support. Guests, attendees, and family
Rini M. Soemarno, the Ministry of State        Capital and Development Novel Arsyad,       members all lined up around the selection
Owned Enterprises, and a few Directors         WIKA’s 4th Division Manager Eka Santoso,    of Nasi Campur, Nasi Krawu, Nasi Kuning,
from the Ministry of State Owned               PT WIKA Bangunan Gedung (WEGE) Division     and Sate Komo.
Enterprises. The Show started with a           II Manager Muhammad Yusuf Jamin along

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KEGIATAN ACARA

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING                                                                                                    GIRI UNGGUL &
                                                                                                                                 G I R I S AT R I A ,
OF SHAREHOLDERS (RUPSLB)

WENT ON SUCCESSFULLY                                                                                                             NEW MILESTONES
                                                                                                                                 IN WIKA’S
                                                                                                                                 HUMAN CAPITAL
                                                                                                                                 DEVELOPMENT

                                                                                                                                 Bogor, 11 March 2019 - WIKA is marking
                                                                                                                                 history in the rainy city of Bogor, coinciding
                                                                                                                                 with its 59th anniversary. Located at
                                                                                                                                 the Wikasatrian Leadership Center, the
                                                                                                                                 Company inaugurated the new Giri Unggul
                                                                                                                                 building, also a groundbreaking event for
                                                                                                                                 the Giri Satria SHE Learning Center, a proud
                                                                                                                                 milestone for WIKA, to be able to create
                                                                                                                                 authentic leaders that embody the red and
                                                                                                                                 white from the Indonesian flag, Monday
                                                                                                                                 (11/3).

                                                                                                                                 The Inauguration is marked by a Tumpeng Ceremony, the Yellow
                                                                                                                                 Rice cutting by the President Director of the Company, Tumiyana
                                                                                                                                 followed by the symbolic pounding of the Kentungan by the
                                                                                                                                 Board of Commissioners consisting of Eddy Kristanto and Suryo
                                                                                                                                 Hapsoro Tri Utomo, and the Board of Directors, among them;
                                                                                                                                 the Director of Human Capital & Development Novel Arsyad,
                                                                                                                                 the Director of Operations I Agung Budi Waskito, the Director
                                                                                                                                 of Operations II Bambang Pramujo, the Director of Operations
                 Jakarta, 16 April 2019 - PT WIJAYA KARYA (Persero)       President Commissioner: Imam Santoso                   III Destiawan Soewardjono, dan the Director of Quality, Safety,
                 Tbk. organize the Extarordinary General Meeting of       Independent Commissioner: Achmad Hidayat               Health, and Environment Danu Prijambodo.
                 Shareholders (RUPSLB) Financial Year 2018, at the WIKA   Independent Commissioner: Suryo Hapsoro Tri Utomo
                                                                                                                                 The President Director Tumiyana in his opening remarks
                 Tower II, Monday (25/3).                                 Commissioner: Liliek Mayasari
                                                                                                                                 mentioned about the inauguration of Giri Unggul and the
                                                                          Commissioner: Freddy Saragih
                 The function was attended by the Board of                                                                       groundbreaking ceremony at Giri Satria is expected to encourage
                                                                          Commissioner: Edy Sudarmanto
                 Commisioners and the Board of Directors, along with                                                             transformation for the leaders and human capital management.
                 the Infrastructure Business Deputy of the Ministry       President Director : Tumiyana
                 of State Owned Enterprises, Hambra accompanied           Director of Operations I        : Agung Budi Waskito   “Humans as the “brains” in the process of
                 by KSPP 1B Head of Staff, Fatur Rahman, the KSPP         Director of Operations II       : Bambang Pramujo      transformation, is no longer regarded as the
                 Sub Division Head, Seno. Relating to the agenda, the     Director of Operations III      : Destiawan            cost, but as human capital that provides added
                 topic in discussion was the changes in the company       Soewardjono                                            value to the company with innovations” he
                 management. After the approval from the present          Director of Human Capital dan Development:             explained straightforwardly.
                 Shareholders, the composition of the new Board of        Novel Arsyad
                 Commissioners and Directors of the Company are as        Director of Quality, Safety, Health,                   Furthermore, Tumiyana again underlined the results of the
                 follows:                                                 and Environment : Danu Prijambodo                      human transformation which are often perceived as costs
                                                                          Director of Finance : Ade Wahyu                        and the indicators have switched to company assets and as
                                                                                                                                 indicators of the successful creation of the WIKA Human Capital
                                                                                                                                 that is know to be innovative, value creation, and virtuous.

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