Flying cars or pie in the sky: Indonesia’s dreams for new capital Nusantara called ‘too ambitious’

JAKARTA – Nusantara Capital City (IKN) is a megaproject of unrestrained ambition, as the planners of

Indonesia’s future capita

l envision facilities straight out of science fiction, from smart buildings powered by renewables to flying cars.

But questions about how realistic such plans are grow louder by the day as the inauguration deadline nears for what some say might be the single biggest contributor to President Joko Widodo’s legacy.