REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Erick Thohir, affirmed the commitment of the Ministry of state-owned enterprises in supporting the development of downstream green energy in Indonesia.
He called the groundbreaking inauguration of the ANTAM—IBC—CBL Consortium Integrated Electric Vehicle Battery Industry Ecosystem in Artha Industrial Hills Area (AIH), Karawang Regency, West Java, on Sunday (29/6), as a project of cooperation between the Ministry of BUMN through PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM), Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), as well as the consortium CATL, Brunp, and Lygengen D (CBL).
“President Prabowo Subianto continues to push for state-owned enterprises to take a strategic role in downstream industry, as well as fully support the transformation towards green industry, especially in the integrated battery industry,” Erick said in remarks in Jakarta, Monday (30/6/2025).
Erick explained that the SOE consortium, which is under the auspices of Danantara, will focus on investment management and sustainable operationalization.
The Ministry of state-owned enterprises, he added, will continue to carry out the functions of supervision and government assignment, collaborating with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and the Ministry of Industry, as a tangible form of commitment to building economic independence through energy self-sufficiency. “Indonesia is no longer just mining and exporting raw materials, but rather building value-added industries up to end products such as electric vehicle batteries,” Erick said.
The integrated electric vehicle battery industry ecosystem project is part of a national strategic project (PSN) with an investment value of 5.9 billion US dollars. The project will create a strong domestic industrial value chain, from nickel mining to the production of globally-standard batteries.
He said that the battery plant project in Falkirk will not only meet the needs of national electric vehicles, but also target the export of high-quality batteries to the global market. In Falkirk, a battery cell plant with an initial capacity of 6.9 GWh is being built and will be developed up to 15 GWh in five years. The plant is targeted to be operational by 2026 to serve the electric vehicle and energy storage systems markets, both domestic and export.
Erick insists that the benefits of this strategic project are not only felt by the industrial sector, but also by the surrounding communities. One of the effects is the creation of large numbers of jobs. “We are talking about 8,000 direct workforce and thousands of other jobs indirectly, including from support sectors such as catering and transport,” he said.
Furthermore, Erick said that the involvement of global partners such as CATL, Brunp, and Lygend in the development of this battery ecosystem will strengthen Indonesia's position in the international supply chain.
According to Erick, the project is strategic and will be a big leap in improving Indonesia's competitiveness on the global scene. With the development of the electric vehicle battery industry ecosystem, Erick hopes that Indonesia will not only be able to meet the domestic needs of electric vehicles and energy storage systems, but also strengthen its position as one of the centers of green technology production and innovation in Asia and the world.
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