Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Tuesday inaugurated an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Tangerang, Banten, to bolster e-motorcycle conversions and net-zero emission efforts, which are among the national priorities.

"The battery factory is one of our milestones, after three years, to develop the electric motorcycle program in Indonesia," director of planning and infrastructure development for new, renewable energy, and energy conservation at the ministry, Senda Hurmuzan Kanam, said on Tuesday.

The official expressed gratitude to PT Battery Technology Indonesia (TWS Indonesia) for investing in the development of PT TDL Energy Indonesia (TDL ID), the Tangerang factory inaugurated by the ministry on Tuesday.

He highlighted that the TDL ID factory is the first battery factory to achieve a 20-percent domestic component level (TKDN) in its first operation year.

"The factory becomes the first to achieve such a high TKDN score, and we hope its TKDN will increase to 27 percent by next year," Kanam said.

He expressed the hope that investment in the electric motorcycle battery factory would help Indonesia develop its EV ecosystem.

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Meanwhile, TDL ID president director Jack Kim said that the factory's operation will help bolster conversions to electric motorcycles, which are being promoted by the government.

The factory is aiming to help make Indonesia a reference for Asian countries and for the global community in achieving net-zero emissions, he added.

"We are preparing the foundation to make Indonesia a model country in Asia and globally in achieving net-zero emissions," he continued.

He said that the battery factory operation is a significant step for PT TDL Energy Indonesia in becoming the leader in the renewable energy and EV sectors.

The company director also expressed his commitment to innovate and collaborate with various parties, especially in Indonesia, to realize a more sustainable and green future.

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