I'll answer.
It's the purchase of an asset at this time, but time will tell whether it's the purchase of a revenue-generating asset or a loss-making asset. When we find out the resale value, because the government's intention has always been to sell it back to the private sector, if the government sells it for less than the price it cost, it will have been an indirect subsidy. If the government can make a profit selling it to the private sector, then it will have been maybe a wise investment.
I'm not a betting man. I won't try to predict which way it will end. Maybe my colleague has a better answer.