Indonesia has great potential and opportunity to become a leader in the battery industry for battery-based electric motorized vehicles (KBLBB), and Pertamina is committed to actively participating in building its ecosystem.
This was conveyed by the Project and Operations Director of Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) Norman Ginting in a panel discussion entitled Developing EVS and EV Battery Ecosystem at the Indonesia Miner 2023 Conference & Exhibition, some time ago.
"Pertamina continues to move to face disruptions in the energy world, and it is a necessity for Pertamina to focus on developing clean energy and reducing carbon emissions, including supporting the development of the EV Ecosystem," explained Norman, quoted from Pertamina's official website.
In his presentation, Norman explained that Pertamina is building the KBLBB ecosystem with various initiatives and pilot projects that have been and will be implemented such as the development of Battery Swapping Stations/Charging Stations and Hydrogen Fuel Stations for Fuel Cell EVs.
Pertamina through its subholding, Pertamina NRE which has participation in the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) has aspirations to enter the value chain of the battery ecosystem and KBLBB from upstream to downstream. According to Norman, Pertamina sees Indonesia as a country with the world's largest nickel reserves having a strategic role in developing the battery industry and the KBLBB ecosystem to meet local and global needs.
Pertamina has a very wide supply and distribution network in Indonesia. This is the initial capital in carrying out the transition to the development of battery swapping and charging infrastructure so that electric vehicle users can easily recharge their vehicles.
Apart from that, Pertamina sees the importance of standardizing battery packs, especially for two-wheeled electric motorized vehicles, to make it easier for users to exchange batteries. Pertamina views that many regulations have been issued by the Government to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Indonesia. However, it still needs to be improved by several additional regulations/special incentives for the use of electric vehicles, so that electric vehicles are increasingly attractive to users.
Pertamina Corporate Communication Vice President Fadjar Djoko Santoso said that the development of the KBLBB ecosystem was in line with the commitment to support NZE 2060 by carrying out the energy transition roadmap.
"The creation of a good electric vehicle ecosystem will support Indonesia's energy transition program and achieve Indonesia's NZE 2060 target. Through the New & Renewable Energy Sub Holding, Pertamina is committed to continuing to develop clean energy in Indonesia in the form of initiatives in the development of new and renewable energy and decarbonization," said Fadjar.
Pertamina as a leading company in the field of energy transition, is committed to supporting the 2060 Net Zero Emission target by continuing to encourage programs that have a direct impact on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). All of these efforts are in line with the implementation of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) in all Pertamina's business lines and operations. (***)
