Antara News·Indonesia·Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 04:01 PM UTC

Prabowo to inaugurate Indonesia's CATL-Antam battery plant: minister

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Rahmad Nasution

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's CATL-Antam electric-vehicle battery plant has begun production and is set to be inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto, Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said.

The plant began production more than a year after Prabowo broke ground on the project, Bahlil said.

"It will be inaugurated soon because the plant has begun production," Bahlil said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday.

He said he had reported the plant's readiness to Prabowo. The facility will expand Indonesia's electric-vehicle battery manufacturing capacity.

Indonesia now has three electric-vehicle battery plants, Bahlil said: Hyundai's facility, a Chinese-backed plant in Halmahera, and the CATL-Antam project.

The developments show Indonesia's battery industry is becoming more integrated, spanning production from raw materials to finished battery cells, Bahlil said.

The supply chain covers mining, mineral processing and refining at smelters, high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) technology, precursor and cathode production, and battery-cell manufacturing.

"Our car-battery ecosystem is fully integrated, from mining and smelting to HPAL, precursors, cathodes and battery cells. Few countries have this," Bahlil said.

The integrated battery industry forms part of the government's effort to accelerate domestic processing of natural resources, he said.

The government will prioritize domestic demand before promoting battery exports to international markets, Bahlil said. "Once domestic needs are met, we can export to other countries," he added.

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