Widodo reiterated that the meeting with Tesla is vital to his nation. “It’s very important because we have a great plan to make Indonesia the biggest producer of lithium batteries and we have the biggest nickel reserve,” he said.
Tesla is also in negotiations with Canada-based Giga Metals, a mining company developing a carbon-neutral nickel mine. In September, Musk inked a five-year-deal with Piedmont to supply spodumene used in Tesla batteries.
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