Electric Motor Conversion Incentives Become IDR 10 Million, Aismoli Gives Positive Response

Honda Beat motorcycles that have been converted to electricity. (Photo: Doc. Petrikbike)

JAKARTA - The government has increased the incentive to convert gasoline-based motorcycles to electricity from the previous Rp7 million to Rp10 million per unit.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif officially signed Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Number 13 of 2023 concerning Amendments to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 3 of 2023.

In the new regulation, it is stated that Article 3 paragraph 4 is specifically regulated for the conversion value of Rp. 10 million.

In addition, the highest conversion fee for a certificate conversion workshop is set at IDR 17 million.

Responding to this, the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Electric Motorcycle Industry Association (Aismoli) Budi Setiyadi said this was a fairly serious commitment.

"This is a good commitment, so that it can increase the growth of electric motor conversion in various segments," he said, when contacted by VOI, Sunday, December 24.

In addition to revising the amount of incentives, the government has also changed the requirements for beneficiaries which were previously only intended for individuals.

Now, community groups, government agencies and non-governments can also accept.

"This means that it has been expanded in various segments, in my opinion, the regulatory aspect has given everything," he added.

Later for those who plan to convert, they have received battery packs, gross DC (BLDC) motorcycles and controllers that are adjusted to the details of the electric energy capacity in batteries and electric motor power.