Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan targets Indonesia to become the second largest producer of electric batteries in the world by 2028. He said that the target can be achieved if Indonesia starts producing electric car lithium batteries in 2024 and all developments are carried out according to plan. in the world in 2028. This is a good number," said Luhut at the Road to G20 event with Himpuni, quoted from Detik, Tuesday (25/10). Luhut added that one of the electric battery production centers will be in North Kalimantan where the government is building the largest green industrial area in Indonesia. Luhut explained that the production of electric batteries in North Kalimantan could be used for 3 million electric vehicles. "In North Kalimantan, we will build an industrial area to be able to produce 3 million vehicle batteries. All of this is running," said Luhut. The government is also said to have asked Hyundai, which has a factory in Indonesia, to produce 12,000 electric cars next year. "We also encourage Hyundai, which will produce 12 thousand cars here next year, much larger than what we need," said Luhut.
Luhut previously targeted Indonesia to become the largest or second largest electric car producer in 2029. "We will become the number one or number two lithium battery producer maybe in 2029. Because all of this is in progress," said Luhut at the peak event of the Proudly Made in Indonesia National Movement LAGAWIFEST 2022 on Tegal Mas Island, Lampung, Thursday (23/6). According to Luhut, Indonesia will start producing and exporting lithium batteries and electric cars. For electric cars, he continued, the agreement with Hyundai is in process through the Ministry of Industry. "In the future we will export lithium batteries and electric cars. Hyundai has started to develop electric cars. As for the development of lithium batteries, Indonesia will cooperate with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), one of China's largest lithium battery manufacturers, LG Corporation and Tesla, Elon Musk's electric car and battery company. "Our lithium battery will produce its own with CATL, with LG and Tesla we hope it will also be able to enter," said Luhut.
