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Power up: A worker installs the battery of a Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric car on April 6, 2023, at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI) assembly plant in Cikarang, West Java. (JP/Rachmat Kurniawa)
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ndonesia seeks to import lithium from Australia to fill a key gap in its electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain, as part of its broader push to become a global EV manufacturing hub.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the government was mulling over lithium shipments from several countries, including Australia, where some Indonesian companies are already engaged in lithium mining operations.
“So far, we [import] from African countries. […] it is [expected to be] way more economical [to import from] Australia, because [the proximity will reduce] the transportation costs,” he said in Jakarta on Tuesday, as quoted by Kumparan.
He added that the government did not yet have data on the planned lithium import volumes.
Read also: Govt instructs MIND ID to explore for lithium in Australia
Previously, the energy ministry has instructed state-owned mining holding firm MIND ID to explore for lithium reserves in Australia’s Northern Territory.
Tri Winarno, the ministry’s coal and mineral mining director general, said the Indonesian government had signed an EV battery ecosystem development contract with the Northern Territory government in November last year.
