Indonesian President Joko Widodo is planning to satisfy Elon Musk throughout an upcoming US go to, a minister mentioned on Monday, because the Southeast Asian nation seeks to speed up improvement of its nickel business to produce batteries for electrical autos.
Representatives of Musk’s EV maker Tesla Inc had been presently in Indonesia and on account of go to the nickel manufacturing hub of Morawali on Sulawesi island, Coordinating Minister of Investment and Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan mentioned.
“They will visit Morowali… They are very satisfied with the data they have received so far,” Luhut instructed a streamed media briefing.
In an Instagram submit after assembly Musk in Texas in April, Luhut had mentioned he hoped for “discussions concerning the progress of Indonesia’s nickel business improvement, which is high-tech, which might carry our nation into the worldwide provide chain of the electrical car business “
The Indonesian president, extensively referred to as Jokowi, is because of journey to the United States this week for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Washington.
Asked a couple of assembly between Jokowi and Musk, Luhut mentioned “we’re arranging where the meeting will be.”
Tesla didn’t instantly reply to an electronic mail in search of remark.
Indonesia is eager to develop a full home provide chain for nickel, particularly for extracting battery chemical compounds, making batteries and ultimately constructing EVs.
Southeast Asia’s largest economic system has struck multi-billion greenback offers with South Korean and Chinese corporations to benefit from its nickel sources and has been making an attempt to woo Tesla for a while.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
