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PLN inks four-way deal with carmakers, Grab to push EV adoption
The electricity company is looking to kill two birds with one deal: accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Indonesia while offloading its electricity generation overcapacity by developing more charging stations.
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Motorists charge the batteries of their electric motorcycles at a charging station in the Kota Tua area of downtown Jakarta in this file photo from October 2018. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
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LN has inked a cooperation agreement with auto brands Gesits, Hyundai and Wuling, as well as ride-hailing company Grab, in a push for the increased development of Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EVs) market.
PLN president director Zulkifli Zaini on Nov. 18 signed the state-owned electricity company’s agreement with the four companies to look at ways of ensuring easy electricity access for EV owners and operators.
The deal includes coming up with special electricity rates for nighttime EV charging at home and improving Charge.IN, the electricity company’s app that tracks public EV charging stations.
“In this case, we are talking about improving the ecosystem for EVs,” Zulkifli said during the virtual signing ceremony.
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President director Ridzki Kramadibrata of PT Grab Teknologi Indonesia concurred: “The ecosystem, this is very important,” he said. Ridzki added that the company had over 5,000 EVs in its fleet, including recreational scooters, e-bikes for food deliveries and electric cars for transporting passengers.
The government is campaigning for wider EV adoption in the country to cut domestic fuel consumption and ease its dependence on imported fuel, as well as to revive the cooling automotive industry.
