Transport Ministry pushes for public transport electrification through Organda

As part of decarbonisation efforts, vehicle electrification is being prioritised, with a specific focus on driving the transition within public transport.

The Ministry of Transport is encouraging the electrification of public transport under the auspices of the Land Transportation Organisation (Organda) to accelerate a national transport transformation that is environmentally friendly and sustainable.

“In the context of decarbonisation, there is vehicle electrification, and one of the areas we want to promote is electrification in public transport,” said Muiz Thoherr, Director of Road Transport at the Directorate General of Land Transportation, Ministry of Transport, when confirmed in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Muiz made these remarks during the 2026 Organda National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) in Jakarta on Tuesday (30/6), while urging transport operators to adapt to developments in transport technology.

According to him, the transformation of public transport is continuously evolving from conventional vehicles towards more modern technologies, including the use of electric vehicles as part of the future of transportation.

“Therefore, the transformation must be managed such that you (Organda members) inevitably have to adapt to it,” he said.

However, the Ministry of Transport still faces challenges in establishing targets for converting diesel-based public transport into electric vehicles by 2030.

“Although we still face challenges in setting the target for converting diesel-based public transport into electric-based transport by 2030,” Muiz noted.

To support the formulation of such policies, the Ministry of Transport, alongside Perum Damri, conducted a visit to Thailand to study the transformation of public transport from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles.

“Yesterday, we visited Thailand together with Damri to see how the process of transforming diesel or ICE-based transport into electric works,” he explained.

He continued that Thailand’s experience is expected to serve as a reference for Indonesia in accelerating the transition towards a cleaner, more modern, and competitive transport system.

Nevertheless, he assessed that accelerating the electrification of public transport requires various government incentives to ensure the fleet conversion process proceeds more rapidly and attracts the interest of transport operators.

“Various incentives from the government are certainly required to encourage the acceleration of this conversion,” said Muiz.