PETRA commits to 10,000 EV chargers by year-end

The energy transition and water transformation ministry (PETRA) is committed to ensuring 10,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are established nationwide by year-end, deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has said, according to a Berita Harian report.

Fadillah, also energy transition and transformation minister, said that the charging stations must be located in both urban and rural areas, and that it was necessary to encourage more people to switch to environmentally-friendly vehicles in an effort to address climate change.

“EVs actually fall under the international trade and industry ministry (MITI), but PETRA is responsible for increasing the number of charging stations. If we want to encourage (EV use) there must first be charging stations for public convenience because most EVs have a range between 300 and 400 km. Increasing the number of charging stations is among MITI and PETRA’s joint agendas,” he said.

As outlined in the Low Carbon Mobility Blueprint (LCMB) 2021-2030, Malaysia’s target is 10,000 EV chargers – 1,500 DC and 8,500 AC – by end-2025. According to the Malaysia Zero Emission Vehicle Association (MyZEVA), the numbers as of November 2024 are 956 DC + 2,398 AC = 3,354 chargers, so we need at least 544 more DC and a whopping 6,102 more AC chargers in the next 11 months.

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