MSMEs' Involvement In Accelerating The Electric Vehicle Ecosystem In Indonesia

Deputy for Small and Medium Enterprises at the Coordinating Ministry for SMEs Hanung Harimba Rachman. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs (Kemenkop UKM) encourages MSMEs to be involved in accelerating the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in the country.

"We are currently collecting MSMEs, so that later the component industry (electric vehicle) whose basis is MSMEs can support (support) part of the industry," said Deputy for Small and Medium Enterprises at the Coordinating Ministry for SMEs Hanung Harimba Rachman to reporters after being met at the 2023 EV Expo Inabuyer event at the Kemenkop UKM Building, Jakarta, Friday, October 27.

Hanung said that later the MSMEs would be involved in developing batteries for electric vehicles, including screwdriver components if any people were interested in converting conventional vehicles to electric vehicles.

"For MSMEs, there are many business opportunities that can also be utilized. Apart from production, there are also services that can be provided by our MSMEs, they can be dealers, workshops, or for sanctions," he said.

Even so, Hanung has not been able to reveal the extent of MSME involvement in accelerating the electric vehicle.

"We are still collecting (the number of MSMEs involved), we haven't got the exact figure, but a few years ago (the number of MSMEs) experienced a decline that entered the component industry (electric vehicle). So, this year we want to revive it again," he said.

The Indonesian Electric Motorcycle Industry Association (Aismoli) said that the development of electric vehicles in the country continues to increase every year.

Based on data owned by Aismoli, it is recorded that there are 70,000 electric motorcycles that have been used by the public.

"The ownership of motorcycles from 2018 until now is quite high, almost reaching 70,000 motorcycles that are now in the community, not to mention (if added) electric bicycles," said General Chairperson (Ketum) Aismoli Budi Setiyadi at the 2023 EV Expo Inabuyer press conference at the Kemenkop UKM Building, Jakarta, Friday, October 27.