Govt Makes Assurances for Investment in Water Resources

The Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (“Minister”) has issued Circular Letter No. 04/SE/M/2015 on Water Utilization Permits and Private-Public Cooperation Agreements for Pipeline Drinking Water Supply Following Constitutional Court Decision No. 85/PUU-XI/2013 (“Circular”).

The Circular responds to questions raised by businesses that utilize water in their operations, as to whether or not their business activities and investments are still intact. The Circular is designed to provide legal certainty for water utilization permits and private-public cooperation agreements (“Cooperation Agreements”) for pipeline drinking water supply after the Constitutional Court (“Court”) rendered Decision No. 85/PUU-XI/2013 (“Decision”).[1]