Opportunities and Challenges of Infrastructure According to Professor of Oxford

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Infrastructure can change the face of the city, be it for better or worsening.

This is why the good news and the bad news of the development of infrastructure.

“The good news, infrastructure create opportunities. Infrastructure change a country and create economic growth are remarkable,” said Professor of Oxford University Atif Ansar when Indonesia Economic Forum, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (11/15/2016).

Ansar pointed out, the face of Dubai just less than the last 16 years can be transformed by the many projects infrastructure.

in addition, changes in the port of Singapore today is very significant compared to in 1974, and now the port has become one of the busiest in the world.

as a result, Singapore appears as countries with economies most successful ,

However, the construction of infrastructure works takes a number of requirements, and challenges.

Among these, the Ansar said, is a big expense, a decrease in the exchange rate, project risks, inflation, and tight construction schedule.

“there is no allowance made for possible future exchange rate fluctuations,” said Ansar.

this failure occurred in hydroelectric projects in Chivor, Colombia. As a result, depreciation causing infrastructure costs swelled 35 percent.

As for the risks specific site, for example, occurs in hydroelectric projects Itumbiara, Brazil.

Estimates of the costs of providing the possibility of physical risk by 20 percent of the cost basis for construction material removal if needed.

However, in reality, the calculation of weak geological cause cost increases to more than 96 percent.

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