TWO electric-vehicle (EV) charging operators have been awarded contracts to deploy mainly fast-charging EV charging points across Singapore.
On Friday (Jun 14), the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) subsidiary EV-Electric Charging (EVe) said that it awarded a contract each to Volt Singapore and ComfortDelGro (CDG) Engie, a joint venture between land transport operator CDG and French multinational utility company Engie.
These are the first public EV charger deployment contracts since LTA’s awarding of a large-scale tender to five EV charging operators in November 2022.
Under the new contracts, CDG Engie and Volt Singapore will progressively deploy EV charging points at 20 sites islandwide by 2025. The first site is expected to be ready by end-2024.
The charging points to be installed are mainly fast-charging and located primarily in Housing and Development Board (HDB) commercial complexes and publicly accessible car parks.
Their minimum-power ratings range from 7.4 kilowatts (kW) for alternating-current chargers, to 50 kW for direct-current chargers. Sites where these charging points will be installed include Taman Jurong Shopping Centre, Pasir Ris West Plaza and Tampines Central Community Complex.
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EVe said that the contracts were part of the government’s plan to deploy 120 fast chargers in around 60 HDB car parks in commercial complexes, town and neighbourhood centres, with a focus on locations frequented by high-mileage drivers, such as private-hire drivers.
Derek Tan, the chief executive officer of EVe, observed that one “main wish” among EV drivers was to have more fast chargers, especially in public car parks near facilities such as coffee shops. This was based on “valuable feedback” from taxi and fleet drivers in particular, he said.
“Fast charging will help minimise (EV drivers’) downtime, even as they take a quick break. We hope these new fast chargers in various HDB commercial complexes will give them that much-needed boost,” he added.
CDG Engie and Volt Singapore are among the eight pre-qualified EV charging operators selected by EVe for the next phase of deployment of public EV charging points.
As at January 2024, there were 2,400 EV charging points in about 700 car parks in HDB towns and estates.
