Studies & References

The official BPS publication records 1.515 food manufacturing businesses and 393 beverage manufacturing businesses in Kupang City in 2024, together with 18 star-rated hotels offering 1.645 rooms.

BPOM Kupang's annual performance report identifies third-party sample testing, particularly processed food products from micro, small and medium enterprises and industry, as a major contributor to non-tax state revenue (PNBP).

The Kupang Fisheries Product Quality and Safety Control Station (PPMHKP) holds accreditation LP-710-IDN covering total plate count (ALT), Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp., organoleptic testing and formalin testing.

Accreditation surveillance by the National Accreditation Committee (KAN), accreditation number LP-1987-IDN, on 19 February 2026 confirms technical testing competence, measurement traceability and instrument maintenance.

Training and certification for water sampling personnel (22–24 September 2026) strengthen competence in sampling raw water, process water and wastewater in Kupang.

In-situ calibration on 15–19 July 2024 covered 73 laboratory devices/instruments at 88 calibration points, carried out by Balai Kalibrasi P3OMN Jakarta.

A technical assessment of boiler tube leakage at PLTU Timor-1 in Kupang during Semester I 2024 demonstrates continuing demand for NDT services and technical inspection.

Specifications for NDT methods: Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT) and visual inspection of pressure vessels, piping and steel structures.