K3 Billion in Investment. A Peace Dividend for Bougainville.
By 2035, once enabling infrastructure is completed and the zone is fully operational, Soraken is projected to deliver substantial national and regional economic benefit.
Projected Impact by 2035
By 2035, once enabling infrastructure is completed and the zone is fully operational, Soraken is projected to mobilise substantial private investment, create thousands of direct and indirect jobs, and generate significant annual export value through downstream cocoa processing, fisheries, logistics, tourism and the emerging digital economy.
A Wider Economic Footprint
More broadly, SIDCL projects that, over its phased development, SEIFH will contribute to eleven distinct areas of national and regional benefit.
These impacts strengthen Bougainville's productive base, reduce fiscal dependence, demonstrate the peace dividend of disciplined national investment, and support national economic diversification objectives.