Batam as an area for free port, industries, and tourism, plays a very important role in the development of Indonesia. By the end of 2012, the number of population in Batam has reached 1,235,651 people which distributed evenly in the city of Batam, and with a total number of manpower 335,562 people which mostly work in industrial sector.
BP-Batam has duty to provide infrastructures and facilities such as transportation, housing, health care and others, in order to support industrial activities in Batam.
To meet the transportation needs in line with the growth of population, there is a demand to build monorail line that will connect various areas in Batam.