Electric Vehicle Charging Station Business Prospects Highly Promising in Indonesia
Automotive observer Yannes Martinus Pasaribu has revealed that the business prospects for public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU) in Indonesia are highly promising, with significant investment from V-Green, a subsidiary of VinFast (Vingroup, Vietnam).
The Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM has noted that a number of investors expressing interest in building charging stations in Indonesia originate from Vietnam and China. Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM Rosan Roeslani said the Vietnamese investor interested in building SPKLU in Indonesia is automotive company VinFast Auto Ltd. The electric vehicle manufacturer plans to build up to 3,000 charging station units.
Yannes explained that if the plan proceeds smoothly, it has the potential to encourage local partner participation in strengthening the electric vehicle ecosystem, in line with the government's policy to accelerate battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption in Indonesia.
"This clearly demonstrates that the SPKLU sector is a highly potential element in accelerating BEV sales uptake in Indonesia," Yannes told Kontan on Sunday (18 May).
The government and state electricity company PT PLN are increasingly intensifying the development of the electric vehicle ecosystem through a number of strategic policies, as the number of electric car users continues to grow. Electric car sales have recorded continuous increases since 2022 through to the first quarter of 2025. From 2022 to 2024, figures surged by 330 per cent owing to various government incentives.
Electric car sales in 2022 stood at just 10,000 units, rising to 17,000 units in 2023. In 2024, sales climbed again to 43,000 units, and in the first quarter of 2025 alone had already reached 16,600 units.
PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo revealed that electric vehicle charging transactions through the Electric Vehicle Digital Services platform had surged dramatically over the past year.
"The number of charging transactions for electric vehicles during this year's Lebaran holiday increased fivefold compared with last year's Lebaran," he said during a hearing with House of Representatives Commission XII on Wednesday (14 May).
In response to the surge in electric car sales, PLN is pursuing two main strategies. First, PLN is collaborating with electric car brand holders so that consumers can directly receive electrical facilities upon purchase. "As soon as there is a sales transaction, we also move to install electrical system reinforcement for home charging," Darmawan explained.
Second, PLN is expanding SPKLU infrastructure across various strategic locations. This step is being taken to ensure adequate charging infrastructure availability and to provide comfort and convenience for electric vehicle users throughout Indonesia. This year, PLN is targeting the addition of 1,600 public charging stations.
Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and CSR at PLN, Gregorius Adi Trianto, added that PLN continues to support the acceleration of Indonesia's electric vehicle ecosystem through electric vehicle infrastructure development.
The Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM has noted that a number of investors expressing interest in building charging stations in Indonesia originate from Vietnam and China. Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM Rosan Roeslani said the Vietnamese investor interested in building SPKLU in Indonesia is automotive company VinFast Auto Ltd. The electric vehicle manufacturer plans to build up to 3,000 charging station units.
Yannes explained that if the plan proceeds smoothly, it has the potential to encourage local partner participation in strengthening the electric vehicle ecosystem, in line with the government's policy to accelerate battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption in Indonesia.
"This clearly demonstrates that the SPKLU sector is a highly potential element in accelerating BEV sales uptake in Indonesia," Yannes told Kontan on Sunday (18 May).
The government and state electricity company PT PLN are increasingly intensifying the development of the electric vehicle ecosystem through a number of strategic policies, as the number of electric car users continues to grow. Electric car sales have recorded continuous increases since 2022 through to the first quarter of 2025. From 2022 to 2024, figures surged by 330 per cent owing to various government incentives.
Electric car sales in 2022 stood at just 10,000 units, rising to 17,000 units in 2023. In 2024, sales climbed again to 43,000 units, and in the first quarter of 2025 alone had already reached 16,600 units.
PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo revealed that electric vehicle charging transactions through the Electric Vehicle Digital Services platform had surged dramatically over the past year.
"The number of charging transactions for electric vehicles during this year's Lebaran holiday increased fivefold compared with last year's Lebaran," he said during a hearing with House of Representatives Commission XII on Wednesday (14 May).
In response to the surge in electric car sales, PLN is pursuing two main strategies. First, PLN is collaborating with electric car brand holders so that consumers can directly receive electrical facilities upon purchase. "As soon as there is a sales transaction, we also move to install electrical system reinforcement for home charging," Darmawan explained.
Second, PLN is expanding SPKLU infrastructure across various strategic locations. This step is being taken to ensure adequate charging infrastructure availability and to provide comfort and convenience for electric vehicle users throughout Indonesia. This year, PLN is targeting the addition of 1,600 public charging stations.
Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and CSR at PLN, Gregorius Adi Trianto, added that PLN continues to support the acceleration of Indonesia's electric vehicle ecosystem through electric vehicle infrastructure development.