Guangdong, China, is targeting the significant potential of\nelectrifying around 140 million motorcycles in Indonesia by encouraging\ninvestment in the new energy vehicle industry and charging\ninfrastructure as part of strengthening economic cooperation between the\ntwo countries. Through a forum jointly organised by the Foreign Affairs\nOffice of the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Consulate General\nof the Republic of Indonesia in Guangzhou, held in Guangzhou, southern\nChina, they focused on deep processing in the downstream sector of new\nenergy products and light industry manufacturing for consumer needs,\naiming to encourage investment by Guangdong companies in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
More than 100 representatives from government, business and academia\nfrom China and Indonesia attended the event. Ma Wenfeng, director\ngeneral of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Guangdong Provincial\nGovernment, said Guangdong and Indonesia have strong economic and trade\nrelations, according to Xinhua. Trade value between Guangdong and\nIndonesia accounts for approximately one-sixth of total China-Indonesia\ntrade. Several leading Guangdong companies, including BYD, Midea and\nOPPO, have established and developed their businesses in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Ma said Guangdong is one of China\u2019s main manufacturing bases. The\nprovince has all 31 official manufacturing industry categories and 10\nindustrial clusters each generating annual revenue of 1 trillion yuan (1\nyuan = Rp2,648) or approximately 148.8 billion US dollars (1 US dollar =\nRp17,844).<\/p>\n
Indonesia, the world\u2019s fourth most populous country with more than\n280 million people, has a large and growing consumer market.\nStrategically, Indonesia is located at the heart of ASEAN and serves as\na gateway to a regional market of more than 700 million people, said\nActing Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Guangzhou\nAndalusia Tribuana Tungga Dewi. She added that Guangdong\u2019s advanced\nmanufacturing base and technological expertise align closely with\nIndonesia\u2019s ambitions to enhance industrial capacity, accelerate the\nenergy transition, and strengthen downstream industrial sectors.<\/p>\n
Wu Lei, deputy general manager of PT Indonesia BTR New Energy\nMaterial, has worked in Indonesia for nearly three decades. In 2023,\nGuangdong-based BTR expanded to Indonesia and began building two\nfactories in two industrial estates in Indonesia. The first phase of the\nproject, valued at 478 million US dollars with an annual production\ncapacity of 80,000 tonnes of anode material, was completed in just 10\nmonths. Once the second phase is completed, total investment will reach\n777 million US dollars with an annual production capacity of 160,000\ntonnes.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is estimated to have around 140 million motorcycles serving\nas the primary mode of transport for short-distance mobility, opening\nsignificant potential for electrification and substantial opportunities\nfor Guangdong\u2019s new energy industry, said Xiong Xindong, brand strategy\nofficer of Guangdong Lidun New Energy Technology.<\/p>\n
Guangdong-based home appliance company TCL began its business in\nIndonesia in 2004. Deng Yinghao, assistant president of TCL Technology\nGroup, recounted how a small team brought product prototypes to\nIndonesia more than 20 years ago. Today, TCL has built an extensive\nlocal network encompassing three partner factories, nine warehousing\ncentres, reaching 17 cities, and more than 1,250 retail partner outlets.\nThis success is inseparable from thorough localisation in product\ndevelopment, organisation and human resources. TCL develops television\nand air conditioning products specifically designed to suit Indonesia\u2019s\nclimate conditions. Furthermore, only 13 TCL staff members are from\nChina, while more than 1,000 others are local employees, including an\nIndonesian chief executive officer. \u201cWe have truly taken root and\nintegrated with Indonesia,\u201d said Deng.<\/p>\n
Pan Yue, deputy director of the Indonesia studies centre at Jinan\nUniversity in Guangdong Province, identified two promising sectors for\nfuture investment. The first is deep processing in the downstream new\nenergy sector, covering electric vehicle battery materials, energy\nstorage equipment and new energy vehicles. The second is\nconsumer-oriented light manufacturing, including smart home appliances,\nbuilding ceramics and consumer electronics. \u201cIndonesia\u2019s ongoing\nurbanisation and the rising purchasing power of the middle class create\nstable market demand for these products. Both sectors align closely with\nGuangdong\u2019s industrial strengths,\u201d Pan added.<\/p>\n
The company specialises in providing charging solutions for electric\ncars and two-wheeled vehicles. It has installed integrated solar power,\nenergy storage and charging stations in West Jakarta, and has\nestablished cooperation with several local Indonesian two-wheeler\nmanufacturers. The company plans to build approximately 500 similar\nintegrated charging stations in Indonesia starting October this year to\nserve tens of thousands of electric motorcycles. Its fast-charging\ntechnology addresses one of the main consumer obstacles. While\nconventional electric motorcycles require five to six hours to fully\ncharge, the company\u2019s solution can fully charge in half an hour with a\nrange of up to 150 kilometres.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/guangdong-targets-electric-motorcycle-industry-potential-in-indonesia-1787424635", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }