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Indonesia Puts Rp3 Trillion Behind Electric Bikes, Cutting the Subsidy to Rp3 Million

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Indonesia's government has set aside Rp3 trillion for electric motorcycle purchase incentives starting in September 2026. The per-unit subsidy has been cut from a proposed Rp5 million to Rp3 million, sized to cover one million domestically built electric two-wheelers. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa nonetheless expects only around 100,000 units to be taken up by year-end, citing limited domestic production capacity.

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Ao Azuma

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Look at the numbers and this is a supply-side story, not a subsidy-rate one. Rp3 trillion is sized for a million units, yet the finance minister himself expects 100,000 by year-end. Technically, unless domestic cell and assembly capacity catches up, the money simply won't be spent. Judged by figures rather than feeling, this is industrial policy wearing the face of demand stimulus.