Bali’s EV and green transportation investment roadmap, Indonesia

Ramboll’s interdisciplinary team of transport, energy and sustainability advisers are helping the popular Indonesian tourist destination of Bali to make a major shift away from carbon intensive forms of transport towards more sustainable electric mobility (e-mobility) solutions.

Bali is well-known for its bustling streets filled with petrol fuelled cars, motorbikes and scooters. It is also famous for its natural environment and lush green landscapes. These two very different sides of Bali are coming together through a project developed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), which is looking at how electric vehicle (EV) systems can be piloted in the region as part of a broader roadmap for Bali that aims to develop a pathway for green transportation investment.

GGGI is an intergovernmental organisation whose mission is to promote ‘green growth’ through an economic model that integrates environmental sustainability, poverty reduction and social inclusion. Ramboll, which has a long history of working with the International Financial Institution (IFI) market, has been engaged by GGGI to manage the project, which is funded by the Ministry of Environment, South Korea.

The central goal is to advance a major shift towards low-emissions transportation in Indonesia through the development of an e-mobility strategy. The roadmap will assess the short to medium-term market potential and readiness for the rollout of EVs, with a particular emphasis on electric buses, and will propose charging infrastructure for these vehicles. The project will primarily focus on national-level assessments with special attention on Bali.

Ramboll’s transport, energy and sustainability experts have formed an integrated team collaborating across disciplines to analyse Indonesia’s current e-mobility policies, the market potential and the national readiness to deploy EVs and charging infrastructure.

The team is also assessing green transport rollouts that have been successful in other countries to understand how they could be applied to Indonesia and what specific technology and other local transport and energy needs Bali has that will need to be addressed to successfully implement alternative charging infrastructure business models.

Ramboll will prepare a roadmap towards implementation for EVs and charging infrastructure in Bali, ensuring it aligns with the Indonesian Government’s sustainability targets and plans.

A key part of the project is an economic and environmental impact assessment. Ramboll is delivering an economic analysis for the integration of electrified public and private transport systems. This takes into consideration various scenarios in line with Indonesia’s green growth and low carbon development targets.

Importantly, Ramboll’s energy team will evaluate the overall impact of this EV strategy on energy demand in Indonesia, ensuring that any potential network constraints are identified so that e-mobility and EV solutions can be implemented at scale.

Ramboll’s team in the Asia Pacific is committed to assisting the region in its net zero transition and to ensuring that Indonesia can benefit from the growth in the green economy.