Indonesia First Export of Electric Vehicle Batteries from Weda Bay

The Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, reported that the realization of national investment in the first semester of 2026 reached IDR 1,010.6 trillion. This figure grew 7.2 percent compared to the same period the previous year and absorbed more than 1.4 million workers.

According to Rosan, the contribution of downstreaming to total national investment has increased from 25 percent to 30 percent in the last two years. More than 75 percent of downstream investment locations are outside Java.

In North Maluku, the processing industry now contributes almost half of the province's gross regional domestic product. The development of production of electric vehicle batteries and solar energy components is part of a shift in regional economic activity, from mining to value-added manufacturing industries.