Indonesia begins $5.9 bn EV battery project despite environment fears
Sunday, 29 June 2025 () Jakarta (AFP) June 29, 2025
Indonesia broke ground Sunday on a $5.9 billion megaproject for EV battery production backed by Chinese giant CATL, despite NGOs raising concerns over a lack of environmental guarantees. Indonesia is the world's largest nickel producer and it is trying to capitalise on its vast reserves, with a 2020 export ban spurring a domestic industrial boom of the key metal used in EV batteries and stai
Sunday, 29 June 2025 ()
Jakarta (AFP) June 29, 2025