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JAKARTA,
INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 18
November 2021 – Gojek, Southeast
Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services platform, and PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk
(TBS), a leading integrated energy company in Indonesia, today announced the
formation of a joint venture to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles
(EVs) in Indonesia. The joint venture, known as Electrum, will act as a platform
through which both companies will develop infrastructure for two-wheel EVs
throughout the country.
Leveraging
Gojek’s deep presence in Indonesia and TBS’ capabilities in the energy sector,
the two companies will work together to build a comprehensive and scalable EV
ecosystem, including two-wheel EV manufacturing, battery packaging, battery
swap infrastructure and financing for EV ownership.
This
joint venture is part of Gojek and TBS’ commitments to achieve Zero Emissions by 2030, which
will see Gojek transition its fleet to 100% EVs and TBS invest in clean and
renewable energy during the same time period. The collaboration is also in line
with the Indonesian Government’s plans to make the development of the EV
industry a national priority.
Gojek CEO and Co-founder, Kevin Aluwi, said, “We have always recognized that strong
industry collaboration will be crucial to help solve the most pressing
environmental challenges that society faces today. Gojek’s aim is to work
together with partners to achieve our sustainability goals, including fully
electrifying our transport fleet by 2030. By bringing together the best of
Gojek and TBS’ strengths, we will be able to support Indonesia’s transition to
building a cleaner, more accessible and sustainable mobility system -
ultimately making EVs the norm in our country, contributing to the country’s
emissions reduction targets and improving air quality in our cities.”
Pandu Sjahrir, Vice President Director of
TBS, said, “TBS is fully committed to
sustainability and our target of achieving net zero emissions by 2030. This
collaboration with Gojek is part of our commitment to reinvest our current
earnings in clean and renewable energy, in line with our business
transformation goals and aim to become a greener business.”
Pandu Sjahrir added, “To enable large-scale adoption of EVs in
Indonesia, it is crucial to develop a strong and comprehensive EV ecosystem.
Our vast experience and deep understanding of the energy sector, combined with
the large scale of the Gojek network, will be a catalyst for the development of
the EV industry in Indonesia. As EVs become more widely available, we hope that
this will inspire greater confidence in EVs from members of the public and
encourage them to give it a try, so that they can also enjoy the many benefits
of EVs.”
Gojek
recently announced an EV and battery swapping pilot scheme in Jakarta in
collaboration with Gogoro, Gesit and Pertamina. This will initially comprise
500 EVs, with plans to scale to 5,000 EVs travelling a total of one million
kilometers in the future. With this pilot, Gojek customers will be able to
select EVs when using the GoRide service in South Jakarta. Driver partners
using EVs can also go about their daily routines more efficiently, serving
customers across Gojek services such as GoRide, GoFood, GoSend Instant, GoShop
and GoMart. The data from this pilot will also be used to further develop the
technology and infrastructure for EVs, in order to meet the needs of Gojek’s
driver partners, customers and the wider Indonesian market.
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