Supporting The Electric Vehicle Ecosystem, Pertamina Targets 1,000 Green Energy-Based Public Fuel Filling Stations

Launch of collaborative development of electric vehicle ecosystem. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina (Persero) has built 6 Battery Charging Stations and operates 14 units of Battery Swapping Stations with 213 batteries spread across seven locations of Pertamina's Green Energy Station (GES). continue to expand the Battery Swapping Station network in Indonesia," said Pertamina President Director Nicke Widyawati as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 23.

Pertamina targets the development of 1,000 green energy-based public fueling stations (GES) that use solar power plants this year. Now the company has 143 GES units spread across various regions to support the electric vehicle ecosystem. Nicke said that his party will take advantage of the results of the commercial test to get the best business model related to Battery Swapping Station.

Pertamina understands the needs of electric motorcyclists, namely speed and convenience, so Pertamina provides a Battery Swapping Station that can provide convenience to motorists because it is enough to exchange batteries, then they can immediately continue their journey without waiting for the battery to be fully charged. With a business model like this, continued Nicke, Indonesia also has the opportunity to develop a national standard electric motorcycle battery that can make the price of electric motorcycles cheaper. "Pertamina continues to support the government's program in accelerating the energy transition in the electric vehicle sector, together with Gojek, Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), Gesits, and Electrum," said Nicke.