Karawang, West Java, June 29 -- Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated that the electric vehicle (EV) battery plant project in Karawang, West Java, with a capacity of 15 gigawatt-hours (GWh), can power up to 300 thousand electric cars.

He made the statement during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Integrated EV Battery Industry Ecosystem project by the ANTAM-IBC-CBL Consortium at Artha Industrial Hills (AIH) here on Sunday.

Other than the EV battery plant, Lahadalia said that a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) within the same industrial area will be developed. The BESS will serve to store electricity generated from solar panels.

"They are committed to developing BESS as well, so that all (components) are pr...