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Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Rida Mulyana. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Rida Mulyana revealed that currently the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, is holding an inter-ministerial coordination meeting to discuss incentives for electric vehicles with the Minister of Transportation and the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment.

"The meeting is to ensure all kinds of preparations. In leadership, it is already firm that there will be incentives to massively encourage Battery-Based Electric Vehicles (KLBB) in the future, one of which is an incentive of Rp. 7 million for both the purchase of new motorbikes and conversion motorbikes," he said at a press conference at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Monday, January 30.

Rida said that later the distribution of the task of providing incentives for new motorized vehicles would be carried out by the Ministry of Industry and for conversion-resolved motorized vehicles would be handled by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

"Division of tasks like this, the new one, distribution of incentives is carried out by the Ministry of Industry. Meanwhile, those that convert through us," explained Rida.

Regarding the details of the distribution of incentives through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Rida said that currently her party is finalizing all preparations so that it will make it easier for users.

"Because the recipients of the incentives and this is public money, it needs to be very careful so that they can be accounted for," concluded Rida.

Previously, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the incentives for electric vehicles would be launched in early February.

He even said that the amount of the figure would be 'free' from the environmentally friendly vehicle.

"Hopefully next week in early February. Around Rp. 7 million, approximately for new electric motors and all of them will be announced later," said Luhut.