President Prabowo Subianto to inaugurate Meninting Dam in West Lombok
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President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to inaugurate the Meninting Dam in West Lombok Regency during a working visit to West Nusa Tenggara NTB on Friday, July 10, 2026. He will also symbolically inaugurate four other dams across Indonesia, including the Sidan Dam in Bali Province. The Meninting Dam, under construction since 2020 with a budget of Rp1.4 trillion, has a capacity of 12.2 million cubic meters and a reservoir area of 53.6 hectares. It is expected to irrigate 1,559 hectares of land, provide 150 liters of raw water per second, and has potential for a 0.8-megawatt micro hydro power plant. The dam is also projected to reduce floods in West Lombok by 20 percent. Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that these dam inaugurations are part of government efforts to strengthen water resources infrastructure for food security, raw water provision, flood control, and clean energy development. President Prabowo is accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi, and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.
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