Rp7.2 trillion Waingapu integrated shrimp farm reaches about 20 percent progress
The 2,150-hectare, 12-cluster project in East Sumba is being pushed to 50 percent by end-December on a materials-on-site basis, with completion targeted for 2027.
The Integrated Shrimp Farming project in Waingapu, East Sumba, has reached nearly 20 percent progress, Fisheries Aquaculture Director General TB Haeru Rahayu told CNBC Indonesia. The development spans 2,150 hectares across 12 clusters built in parallel, covering 1,536 cultivation ponds along with seawater intake, reservoir ponds, 48 cluster-level wastewater treatment plants, quarantine facilities, production roads and processing facilities. The ministry targets 50 percent progress by the end of December 2026, measured on a materials-on-site basis rather than physical completion, with the project due to finish in 2027.
The project carries an investment value of about Rp7.2 trillion, a figure verified through the fisheries ministry's own press release rather than media reports alone. Downstream investors have signed a letter of intent worth around US$158.5 million through Guangdong Evergreen Group for hatchery, feed mill and processing facilities. Large-scale construction in a remote location with a political deadline attached makes progress documentation and site verification a live concern for the program's oversight chain.