Pertamina Will Develop Battery Packages For Electric Motors

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (NRE) and Pertamina Patra Niaga announced that they will develop battery packages for electric motorcycles.

The cooperation between the two Pertamina subsidiaries together with electric vehicle manufacturer Electrum was agreed as part of an effort to support the sustainability of a good electric vehicle ecosystem.

Director of Planning and Business Development of Pertamina NRE, Fadli Rahman said, Indonesia has great potential and opportunity to become a leader in the battery industry for electric vehicles.

With this collaboration, this will accelerate the electric vehicle ecosystem to be better.

"If the electric vehicle ecosystem has been formed and solid, then the energy transition will be realized more quickly," said Fadli in his official statement, Tuesday, June 27.

The three parties will complement the supply chain of the battery industry in Indonesia and support the downstreaming system of battery cell products.

With the realization of the electric vehicle ecosystem, the completeness of supporting facilities, as well as other infrastructure that has been well organized, it will be easier for people to access and be given the convenience of moving to electric vehicles.

Pertamina will also strengthen the retail distribution network downstream, one of which is gas stations managed by Pertamina Patra Niaga and amounting to more than 5,000 spread throughout Indonesia.

So far, a number of Pertamina gas stations have provided battery exchange services for electric motors.

Pertamina plans to expand battery exchange services to several other gas stations.

This is in line with what the government has announced targeting the use of zero emissions through Net Zero Emission by 2060.

In order to achieve this target, Pertamina continues to encourage programs that have a direct impact on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Photo: The signing of the cooperation between Pertamina NRE, Pertamina Patra Niaga, and Electrum for the development of electric motorcycle battery packages (sources: ANTARA)