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 munu stofna sameiginlegt fyrirtæki sem heitir Indovolt BV VKTR. Samstarf fyrirtækjanna tveggja felur í sér vegvísi fyrir rafhlöðutækniþróun.
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.
Fyrsti áfangi samstarfsins mun leggja áherslu á byggingu nikkelsúlfatverksmiðju í Indónesíu. Þetta á að tryggja hráefnisbirgðir fyrir Britishvolt rafhlöðuverksmiðjuna. Þetta þýðir að samreksturinn mun einbeita sér að verkefnum til vinnslu nikkel á nikkel súlfat. Álverið verður stutt af endurnýjanlegri orkuveitu. Eftir að samningurinn hefur verið undirritaður munu báðir aðilar skoða byggingu rafhlöðuverksmiðja fyrir rafbíla í Indónesíu eða annars staðar.
