Holds IBS 2025, Indonesia Prepares To Become A Main Player In The Global Battery Industry

JAKARTA International Battery Summit (IBS), an annual conference discussing the battery ecosystem, will be held again this year. This event will be held on August 5 and 6 in Jakarta.

As in the previous year, the 2025 IBS will be organized by the National Battery Research Institute (NBRI) and the Id Battery. The two institutions collaborated with the Indonesian Battery Ecosystem Association and a number of government agencies.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will support the implementation of the IBS 2025 event as a co-host ministry, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) and the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming / Investment Coordinating Agency (BPKM) will become a support ministry.

Evvy Kartini, Chair IBS 2025 and Founder of the Republic of Indonesia, believe that there will be an increase in the number of participating countries. According to estimates, this year's IBS will be followed by more than 30 countries with African representatives who have been confirmed to attend and become speakers.

"There were 12 countries involved in the first year. Last year, there were 20 countries (which participated). I am sure, this year there are more than 30 countries," Evvy said in a pre-event of the IBS 2025 Press Conference on Thursday, July 24. "There are several ambassadors from several countries, including Africa, who will attend and speak (at the event)."

Evvy also explained that the Summit that discusses batteries is important to hold. As the largest nickel producing country in the world, Indonesia has the potential to be at the forefront of the battery industry.

However, this cannot be done without the help of other countries. The reason is, there are some ingredients that are not owned by Indonesia and the state still need assistance from other countries. For example, like Argentina, which is one of the main lithium producers in the world.

"Compared to us, we are competing with other countries, we should collaborate," added Reynaldi Istanto, Co-chair IBS 2025 and Chair Id Battery. "If we (work) individually, in the end it will make the industry in Indonesia and ASEAN uncompetitive when compared to countries that are already more advanced."

Meanwhile, Deputy Coordinator of the National Energy Downstream And Resilience Acceleration Task Force (PHKEN) Dimas Muhamad stated that the 2025 IBS forum could encourage Indonesia in developing the world battery industry ecosystem.

The hope is that Indonesia will not only become a player in the battery industry, but also be at the forefront and needed by many countries. During this event, the government will listen to input from stakeholders in the industry.

"So, we must continue to encourage the domestic battery industry, not just for mastery of technology and industry," said Dimas. "How can we facilitate (the industry) to make it even better, stronger, so that Indonesia can become a key player in the world's electric battery supply chain ecosystem."