ABB supports electric vehicle market in Indonesia

The strategic forum was held in support of the growing electric vehicle (EV) market in Indonesia, which is undoubtedly gaining pace, especially after President Joko Widodo issued a Presidential Regulation laying out government support for the EV industry in August last year.

Indonesia, which is one of South East Asia's largest economies, registers annual car sales of about one million units. The government aims for electric vehicles to make up at least 20% of total domestic vehicle sales by 2025, reducing the country's reliance on imported fossil fuels and enabling Indonesia to maximise its abundant nickel reserves, a key material for making lithium-ion batteries.

As part of ABB's Mission to Zero, the company offers total solutions across the full e-mobility value chain, from power generation and distribution to connection to the vehicle. These efforts by ABB have provided strategic support to the government's effort to adopt smart, reliable and emission-free mobility solutions.

In Indonesia, ABB has successfully installed two DC fast chargers for BPPT in Serpong, West Java and for the PLN Distribution Unit of Jakarta in its head office in Gambir, Jakarta, in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Coming soon, ABB will also showcase a charging unit at the WTC office complex at the heart of Jakarta's business district, where ABB's Indonesian head office is located. This will be available for public EV drivers to use.

From left: Kumail Rashid (ABB Sales Manager - Asia Pacific, EV charging infrastructure), Jorge Aguinaga (ABB Head of Electrification, Indonesia), Dodon Ramlie (ABB Director, Indonesia)