The Indonesian government is trying to accelerate the development of the infrastructure of electric vehicles, after almost no progress for more than a year since the presidential regulation concerning battery electric vehicles have been published.

"The Battery Electric Vehicle Programme was initially carried out in stages, but in the end, the government wants to accelerate the programme to support transportation facilities in Indonesia," said the Director of Engineering and Electricity Environment, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Wanhar, in a written information.

Acceleration of electric motor vehicle infrastructure involves synergies between ministries or agencies and local governments. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has formulated a policy specifically related to the infrastructure for charging electric motorized vehicles, so that it is hoped that business actors can participate through the incentives provided.

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has issued Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 13 of 2020 concerning Provision of Electricity Charging Infrastructure for Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles.

This regulation discusses the Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (SPKLU) and also the General Electric Vehicle Battery Exchange Station (SPBKLU) for electric motorized vehicles that cover charging stations or private charge devices such as in showrooms, private companies and also in households.

Wanhar conveyed in the National Energy General Plan (RUEN), in 2025 the government is targeting 2,200 units of electric cars and 2.13 million units of electric motors to be produced. This number will increase to 4.2 million units of electric cars and 13.3 million units of electric motors in 2050.

In the RUEN, charging stations for electric motor vehicles (charging stations) are also targeted to reach 1,000 units in 2025 and 10,000 units by 2050.

"The government has a road map with PLN (Persero), which is to meet the target of 180 charging stations by 2020 in Indonesia, both in the form of SPKLU and SPBKLU. And in 2025, the government plans to have 2,465 charging stations," Wanhar explained.

He also said that there was a slight adjustment in the target due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, there are 62 charging station units owned by PLN, BPPT, Pertamina and the private sector.

Finally, Wanhar said that electric motorized vehicles are environmentally friendly vehicles. "Let us switch to electric motorized vehicles, our air quality can be cleaner, cheaper in terms of cost, and then for four-wheeled vehicles in line with the readiness of the infrastructure we build," said Wanhar.