Moeldoko Ensures Electric Motor Subsidy Requirements Will Be Evaluated

Electric motorcycle illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) as well as Chair of the Indonesian Electric Vehicle Industry Association (Periklindo) Moeldoko ensured that the government would revise the rules for the requirements for subsidies for electric motorcycles, both new units and conversion motors.

"Maybe the requirements will be removed. Yesterday there were requirements such as for MSMEs, then 900 kwh, recipients of social assistance. Such a plan was reviewed," Moeldokon told the media after attending a limited meeting with the President, Monday, July 31.

Moeldoko explained that this evaluation and change must be carried out considering that the incentive policy by the government of Rp. 7 million was slow and there were few enthusiasts.

Moeldoko detailed that as of July 31 at 10:00, out of 200,000 quotas of incentives for the purchase of electric motorcycles, only 1056 buyers were still in the registration process.

"175 buyers are in the verification process, 36 incentives are distributed," continued Moeldoko.

Moeldoko also emphasized that this subsidy program is not a social assistance program. Regarding electric cars, Moeldoko also ensured that policies and requirements would be reviewed, such as the TKDN content and a complete build-up (CBU).

"So what will be seen later is not the amount of investment, but the amount of production produced, that's the difference," concluded Moeldoko.