According to Reuters, Tesla CEO Musk and Indonesian President Joko Widodo both attended the World Water Forum on May 20, and the two met in Bali, Indonesia.
After their meeting, Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Ocean Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan said that Musk would consider the proposal to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indonesia.
Luhut Pandjaitan told reporters,”We made a proposal on whether it would be possible to build an electric vehicle battery factory here, specifically a precursor for cathode materials.
He said he would consider it.
“, Luhut Pandjaitan also said that Joko Widodo also asked Musk to consider investing in an artificial intelligence center in Indonesia.
Musk had no immediate comment after Luhut Pandjaitan made the remarks.
However, when asked if he planned to invest in Indonesia’s electric vehicle industry, Musk only said that his first focus was on “Star Chain”.
Photo source: Tesla, Indonesia has abundant nickel reserves and has always wanted to establish a complete nickel supply chain in the country, especially for the manufacture of batteries and electric vehicles.
, Indonesia has struck multibillion-dollar nickel deals with South Korean and Chinese companies.
Indonesia has been seeking Tesla to invest in battery manufacturing and automobile manufacturing in the country for some time.
In April 2022, Luhut Pandjaitan posted on Instagram after meeting with Musk in Texas, USA, saying that he hoped to “discuss the development process of Indonesia’s nickel industry.
The nickel industry is a high-tech industry that can bring my country into the global supply chain of the electric vehicle industry.
” In February 2023, Joko Widodo said in an interview with Reuters that he was confident Tesla would invest in Indonesia.
However, so far, Tesla has not announced any news.
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