| Full title | Peraturan Presiden Nomor 55 Tahun 2019 tentang Percepatan Program Kendaraan Bermotor Listrik Berbasis Baterai (Battery Electric Vehicle) untuk Transportasi Jalan |
|---|---|
| Citation | Perpres 55/2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Indonesia |
| Enacted by | President of Indonesia |
| Signed | 8 August 2019 |
| Promulgated | 12 August 2019 |
| Effective | 12 August 2019 |
| Amended by | Perpres 79/2023 |
Peraturan Presiden 55/2019 (Peraturan Presiden Nomor 55 Tahun 2019 tentang Percepatan Program Kendaraan Bermotor Listrik Berbasis Baterai (Battery Electric Vehicle) untuk Transportasi Jalan) is an Indonesian presidential regulation that sets up a programme to accelerate the manufacture and use of battery electric vehicles for road transport. It was signed by President Joko Widodo on 8 August 2019 and took effect on its promulgation on 12 August 2019, as Lembaran Negara 2019 No. 146.[1] It belongs to the body of rules described at mining and energy regulation in Indonesia, and was amended in December 2023 by Perpres 79/2023.[2]
The regulation organises the programme around five lines of action: the development of a domestic electric vehicle industry, incentives, charging infrastructure and electricity tariffs, technical requirements for the vehicles, and environmental protection.[3] It set minimum local-content levels for electric vehicles made in Indonesia, allowed imports of vehicles and components for a transitional period, listed fiscal and non-fiscal incentives from central and regional governments, gave PT PLN the first assignment to build charging infrastructure, and required spent batteries to be recycled or managed.[4][5][6][7][8]
A coordination team chaired by the coordinating minister for maritime affairs oversees the programme. Importers of vehicles not yet type-registered were given twelve months to register and test them.[9][10]
The preamble gives four reasons for the regulation: energy efficiency, energy security and energy conservation in transport, together with clean energy, clean air and Indonesia's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; the need for legal certainty for the programme; and the aim of mastering vehicle technology and making Indonesia a production and export base for motor vehicles.[11] The emissions commitment links it to the policies described at carbon trading and climate regulation in Indonesia. The Mengingat clause cites Pasal 4 ayat (1) of the Constitution, PP 70/2009 on energy conservation, PP 14/2012 on electricity supply as amended by PP 23/2014, and PP 55/2012 on vehicles.[11:1]
Pasal 1 defines a battery electric vehicle (kendaraan bermotor listrik berbasis baterai, KBL Berbasis Baterai) as a vehicle driven by an electric motor that draws its power from a battery, directly in the vehicle or from outside. Pasal 2 divides such vehicles into two- and three-wheelers and vehicles with four or more wheels.[12]
Development of the domestic industry is discussed in the coordination team's forum on the basis of the national motor vehicle industry roadmap set by the minister of industry. Manufacturers of vehicles and components must build manufacturing facilities in Indonesia, alone or through production cooperation, and must be Indonesian legal entities holding an industrial business licence.[13]
Pasal 8, in its original form, required manufacturers to give priority to local content (tingkat komponen dalam negeri, TKDN) at rising minimum levels. For two- and three-wheelers the minimum was 40 per cent from 2019 to 2023, 60 per cent in 2024 and 2025, and 80 per cent from 2026. For vehicles with four or more wheels it was 35 per cent from 2019 to 2021, 40 per cent in 2022 and 2023, 60 per cent from 2024 to 2029, and 80 per cent from 2030.[4:1] Perpres 79/2023 amended Pasal 8.[2:1]
Where domestic component makers cannot yet supply them, vehicle manufacturers may import components in incompletely or completely knocked-down form, and a manufacturer building a factory in Indonesia may import completely built-up vehicles for a limited period and in limited numbers, set by the ministers of industry, trade and finance.[5:1] Pasal 14 and 15 provide additional fiscal and non-fiscal facilities for manufacturers of national-brand electric vehicles that meet the local-content and research requirements. Pasal 16 allows the central government to restrict the use of fossil-fuelled vehicles in stages, on the basis of the industry roadmap.[14]
Under Pasal 17, the central and regional governments provide fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to a range of recipients, from research institutions, manufacturers and battery-swap and charging providers to public transport companies and individual users.[6:1] The fiscal incentives listed in Pasal 19 include import duty relief, relief from the luxury-goods sales tax, exemption from or reduction of central and regional taxes, export financing, parking rates in locations set by regional governments, reduced charging costs, and support for building charging stations; relief from regional motor vehicle tax and transfer-of-title duty is left to a regulation of the minister of home affairs. Non-fiscal incentives include exemption from certain road-use restrictions.[6:2] Perpres 79/2023 amended several of these provisions and added a Pasal 19A.[2:2]
Charging infrastructure comprises charging facilities and battery-swap facilities, which may be installed privately or as public charging stations (Stasiun Pengisian Kendaraan Listrik Umum, SPKLU), and must meet electrical safety rules.[15] It may be provided by state-owned energy enterprises or other businesses, but in the first instance by assignment to PT PLN (Persero), which may cooperate with others.[7:1] Public charging stations are to be placed at fuel and gas stations, government offices, shopping centres and roadside public parking, and the tariff for charging is set by the minister of energy and mineral resources.[16]
Every battery electric vehicle to be operated on the road must be type-registered, must meet the technical and roadworthiness requirements through type testing and periodic testing, and must be registered under the traffic laws; manufacturers must provide warranties and after-sales service.[17] Under Pasal 32, spent batteries must be recycled or otherwise managed by licensed institutions or manufacturers, in accordance with the rules on waste described at hazardous waste regulation in Indonesia, and those who handle them may receive recognition from the environment minister.[8:1]
Pasal 34 establishes a coordination team, chaired by the coordinating minister for maritime affairs with the coordinating minister for economic affairs as deputy chair, and composed of the ministers of finance, research, industry, trade, energy, transport, environment and home affairs and the chief of the national police, to coordinate, plan, remove obstacles and supervise the programme.[9:1] Pasal 35 gave importers of vehicles not yet registered and type-tested twelve months to comply, and Pasal 36 required implementing regulations within a year of promulgation.[10:1]
CRPG's regulatory tracker published an analysis of the regulation on 26 November 2025.[18]
K190 · Work URI /akn/id/act/perpres/2019/55 · RegVault PERPRES_55_2019[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 37 and closing formula (Ditetapkan di Jakarta, pada tanggal 8 Agustus 2019; Diundangkan di Jakarta, pada tanggal 12 Agustus 2019; Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 2019 Nomor 146). regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[P] Peraturan Presiden Nomor 79 Tahun 2023 tentang Perubahan atas Peraturan Presiden Nomor 55 Tahun 2019, Pasal I (inserting Pasal 2 ayat (1a) and Pasal 19A, and amending Pasal 7 ayat (3) huruf b, Pasal 8, 12, 17 ayat (3) huruf i, 18, 19, 22 and 26 ayat (1) and (3)); signed 8 December 2023, Lembaran Negara 2023 No. 154. regulation_id PERPRES_79_2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 3. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 8 ayat (1) and (2), in its original wording. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 11 to 13. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 17 to 21, in their original wording. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 23 ayat (1) to (3). regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 32 and 33. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 34 ayat (1) to (5). regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 35 and 36. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, preamble, Menimbang huruf a to d and Mengingat angka 1 to 4. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎ ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 1 angka 3 and Pasal 2 ayat (1) to (3). regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 4 to 7, 9 and 10. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 14 to 16. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 22 ayat (1) to (3). regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 24 to 27. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[P] Perpres 55/2019, Pasal 28 to 31. regulation_id PERPRES_55_2019. ↩︎
[E] "What Electric Vehicle Acceleration Program Exists Under PERPRES 55/2019?", CRPG regulatory tracker, crpg.id, 26 November 2025. https://crpg.id/what-electric-vehicle-acceleration-program-exists-under-perpres-55-2019/ (free sign-in required on crpg.id) The post carries a notice that it is AI-generated; it is cited for the record of the development, not for its legal content. ↩︎