Jakarta, Feb. 3 -- The Indonesian government is targeting the completion of the preparation phase for coconut downstreaming projects by December 2026, Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani said on Tuesday.

"This is also what we are pushing for. The investment has started to come in and construction is currently under way, and by the end of 2026," Roeslani said during a working meeting with House of Representatives Commission XII.

Ministry data shows total realized investment in downstreaming reached Rp584.1 trillion, or around US$34.9 billion, in 2025, up 43.3 percent year on year.

Downstreaming accounted for 30.2 percent of total realized investment in 2025, with plantation and agricultural sectors showing a positive pe...