F.A.Q

The development of Rempang Island builds on a long-standing cooperation between BP Batam, the Batam City Government, and PT Makmur Elok Graha (MEG), with the support and coordination of the Riau Islands Provincial Government and other relevant government stakeholders. In 2023, the Central Government of Indonesia designated the development of Rempang Island as a National Strategic Project (PSN), reinforcing its strategic importance within Indonesia’s broader economic development agenda.

Building on this foundation, Rempang Island is being developed through an integrated, long-term strategy encompassing infrastructure, regional and global connectivity, integrated utilities, renewable energy, diverse economic activities, community development, and conservation initiatives. Through coordinated development, Rempang Island is intended to unlock new economic potential, expand investment and employment opportunities, strengthen local communities, and contribute to the continued growth of Batam, the Riau Islands, and Indonesia.

Rempang is being developed as a new economic growth area that can expand Batam’s productive capacity across industry, trade and services, tourism, energy, commercial activities, and other emerging sectors. Designated as a National Strategic Project (PSN) in 2023 and located within the Batam Free Trade and Free Port Zone, Rempang benefits from a strategic policy and investment framework designed to support long-term economic development. The development is expected to attract long-term investment, create employment, generate new economic activity, and strengthen Batam’s contribution to Indonesia’s broader economy.

Its strategic location within the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle, with access to major maritime corridors including the Strait of Malacca, Singapore Strait, and the South China Sea, provides strong connectivity to regional and global markets. Combined with new infrastructure, integrated utilities, renewable energy, and supporting services, Rempang has the potential to connect investment and production with wider trade flows while generating economic spillovers across Batam, the Riau Islands, and Indonesia.

As the developer of Rempang Island, PT Makmur Elok Graha takes a long-term approach that brings together area development, economic opportunity, and community growth. Our role includes integrated planning, infrastructure development, investment facilitation, and collaboration with government and relevant stakeholders.

Equally important is ensuring that local communities can grow alongside Rempang’s development. Together with Artha Graha Peduli (AGP), we support community development through UMKM empowerment, livelihood and economic initiatives, skills development, healthcare and social programs, and other activities that respond to local needs. Our goal is to create lasting value not only through physical development, but also through stronger communities and broader opportunities for Rempang and Indonesia.

Rempang City is envisioned as an integrated development where economic activity, communities, infrastructure, and nature can grow together. Its development strategy incorporates ecological restoration, sponge city principles, ecological connectivity, landscape enhancement, and renewable energy, supported by integrated planning across industrial, commercial, residential, tourism, and other development areas.

The vision is to create a city within nature that supports sustainable living and a more resilient future—opening new opportunities for local communities, strengthening Rempang’s connectivity with the wider region, and contributing to Indonesia’s long-term development.

The development of Rempang is supported by a coordinated government program designed to strengthen community welfare and enable local residents to benefit from the area’s long-term growth.

Through the local transmigration program in Tanjung Banon, eligible families receive Type 45 homes on 500-square-meter plots with Certificates of Ownership (Sertifikat Hak Milik/SHM), supported by essential infrastructure and public facilities for education, healthcare, worship, utilities, markets, and local livelihoods.

Beyond housing, the government and relevant stakeholders are working together to expand opportunities through skills development, employment, local businesses, fisheries, agriculture, and other economic activities—enabling local communities to grow alongside Rempang’s continued development.

We recognize Rempang’s natural environment as an important part of its long-term development. Through our subsidiary, PT Mega Surya Artha Sentosa (MSAS), we work with government authorities and relevant stakeholders to support the protection and restoration of Rempang’s natural ecosystems.

Our conservation efforts include forest restoration and reforestation, biodiversity and habitat protection, conservation patrols, wildlife monitoring, and environmental education. Through these initiatives, we aim to strengthen the long-term protection of Rempang’s natural assets while building greater awareness and participation in conservation among local communities.