Jakarta, June 26 -- Indonesia is scheduled to inaugurate the groundbreaking of an integrated electric vehicle (EV) battery project in East Halmahera, North Maluku, on June 29, as part of efforts to realise its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting the environment.

According to Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, the project is backed by investment from China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL).

The facility will integrate multiple components, including mining operations, a smelter, high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) processing, and production of precursors and cathodes.

This will be the first project of its kind and scale in the world, Lahadalia claimed, adding th...