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Luhut-led delegation meets Musk to talk investing in RI, EVs
A selected delegation led by Luhut has met with the Tesla CEO to talk about investing in Indonesia, particularly its electric vehicle industry.
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Tesla talks: Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan (right, rear) attends a meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk (center, front) on potential investments in Indonesia's electric vehicle industry on Tuesday at the United States carmaker's new Texas headquarters. Luhut led a selected delegation that included (from left) business leaders Anindya Bakrie and Pandu Sjahrir, as well as Indonesian Ambassador to the US Rosan Roeslani. (Instagram of Anindya Bakrie)
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oordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan led an Indonesian delegation to a meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the United States to talk about potential investments in Indonesia's electric vehicle (EV) industry.
Leading business figures Anindya Bakrie and Pandu Sjahrir, who were part of the delegation, took to Instagram on Tuesday to post updates about the meeting at Tesla’s new factory in Austin, Texas.
“Our aim is to convince Tesla to explore partnerships with Indonesia in the procurement and development of nickel [as a] raw material for battery cells based on ESG,” Anindya wrote, referring to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards of doing business.
Musk said in July 2020 that Tesla would grant a “giant contract for a long period of time” to nickel miners that operated “efficiently and in an environmentally sensitive way” as part of the carmaker’s ESG commitment.
The meeting aimed to woo Tesla to invest in Indonesia amid the government’s efforts to pursue President Joko Widodo’s goal of developing the downstream mining sector.
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Indonesia made global headlines in 2020 when it banned nickel ore exports in a bid to force miners to develop their downstream nickel businesses, particularly for manufacturing stainless steel and electric vehicle batteries (EVBs).
