South Korea's LG Energy Solution pulls out from Indonesia EV battery investment
South Korea's
LG Energy Solution
has formally withdrawn from a 142 trillion rupiah ($8.45 billion) project in
electric vehicle battery
making in Indonesia, the company said on Monday.
LGES and the Indonesian government signed a deal on the so-called
Indonesia Grand Package project
in late 2020, which include investments across the EV
battery supply chain
.
"Taking into account various factors, including market conditions and investment environment, we have agreed to formally withdraw from the Indonesia GP (Grand Package) project," LGES said in a statement.
"However, we will continue to explore various avenues of collaboration with the Indonesian government, centring on the Indonesia battery joint venture,
HLI Green Power
," it added.
HLI Green Power is a joint venture led by LGES and
Hyundai Motor Group
. The company last year inaugurated Indonesia's first
battery cell production plant
for EVs with annual capacity of 10 Gigawatt hours of battery cells, with plans to expand the capacity in the second phase of investment.
Indonesia's investment ministry as well as state companies Aneka Tambang and Indonesia Battery Corporation, which had planned to partner with LGES for the project, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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