PT Bakrie Autoparts, through its business unit VKTR, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Britishvolt to carry out nickel sulphate projects in Indonesia. The nickel sulphate will be supplied to the Britishvolt battery plant in Northumberland, which requires a huge investment of £2.6bn and is scheduled to be commercially operational by the end of 2023.
Bakrie og Britishvold vil danne et joint venture kaldet Indovolt BV VKTR. Partnerskabet mellem de to virksomheder omfatter en køreplan for udvikling af batteriteknologi.
Anindya Bakrie, president of the Bakrie Center Foundation, said: "VKTR is keen to sign a memorandum of understanding with Britishvolt and looks forward to working with one of the pioneers in the green battery industry to create a more environmentally friendly battery manufacturing supply chain," As Anindya knows, VKTR's support for the project is a commitment to Bakrie's forward thinking and coincides with the 80th anniversary of the business group, Anin said. Bakrie is now entering a new business era focused on climate change, COVID-19 and capital trends.
"Investment will flow heavily to Indonesia, in line with the country's vision of becoming a producer of batteries for electric vehicles. I am delighted to be part of Indonesia's vision to achieve net zero emissions and look forward to working with VKTR, "said Orral Nadjari, CEO and founder of Britishvolt.
Den første fase af partnerskabet vil fokusere på at bygge en nikkelsulfatfabrik i Indonesien. Dette for at sikre forsyninger af råvarer til Britishvolts batterianlæg. Det betyder, at joint venture-selskabet vil fokusere på nikkel-til-nikkelsulfat-forarbejdningsprojekter. Smelteværket vil blive understøttet af en vedvarende strømforsyning. Efter at aftalen er underskrevet, vil de to parter se på at bygge batterifabrikker til elektriske køretøjer i Indonesien eller andre steder.
