"The challenge for the development of electric motorcycles is the (availability of) SPKLU and SPBKLU infrastructures," the ministry's sub-coordinator for the planning of various new and renewable energy (EBT) and Young Expert Policy analyst, Hery Ferdiansyah, said at an event here on Monday.
He made the statement at the launch of a collaboration program between state-run cellular operator Telkomsel and electric two-wheeler producer Volta.
Ferdiansyah said that the government has continued to support the development of electric motorcycles. Currently, there are 439 SPKLUs and 961 SPBKLUs across the country, based on data released in November 2022.
According to him, greater efforts are needed to achieve the target of electric motorcycle development in Indonesia.
Based on the projection of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in its National Energy Grand Strategy, by 2030, the number of electric cars in Indonesia is targeted to reach around 2 million units, while the number of electric motorcycles is targeted to reach around 13 million units.
In the same year, the number of SPKLUs is targeted to reach around 31 thousand units and the number of SPBKLU is targeted to reach around 67 thousand units.
He added that the government has prepared various efforts to support the acceleration of the EV program, among others, through regulations.
The acceleration of the EV program has been regulated through Presidential Regulation Number 55 of 2019 on the acceleration of the use of battery electric vehicles for land transportation and the Regulation of Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Number 13 of 2020 on the provision of charging infrastructures for battery-based electric vehicles.
"Thus, the government has made the regulations and made the incentive (program). The government also promotes the benefits of EVs," he said.
He further said that the potential for EV development in Indonesia is very vast. With sufficient infrastructure and clear regulations, it is hoped that Indonesia will reach success in EV development and accelerate the transition to environmentally-friendly vehicles.
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