The Energy Commission (ST) of Malaysia has announced that it has issued licences for 5,360 public EV chargers as of November 31, inclusive of 3,569 AC chargers and 1,791 DC fast chargers. This is way off the government’s target of 10,000 chargers installed by the end of the year, as outlined in the Low Carbon Mobility Blueprint (LCMB) 2021–2030.
As previously reported, the shortfall comes down to flagging rates of AC charger installs. In fact, the expansion of the DC fast charger network is actually progressing faster than expected, surpassing the 1,500-unit target that was already revised upwards from 1,000 units last year. According to ST’s deputy director of electricity leasing Mohd Yusrul bin Yusof, this shortfall is because the demand for AC chargers is low.
The Malaysia Zero Emission Vehicle Association (MyZEVA), a non-government organisation of industry players that include Tenaga Nasional (TNB), had already estimated last year that the 8,500-unit target for AC chargers would only be met by the third quarter of 2026.
Back then, there were 2,398 public AC chargers installed, so there have only been an additional 1,171 chargers that have been licenced since, at a rate of just over 100 chargers a month. To meet the target of 10,000 chargers by the new Q3 deadline, there would need to be over 600 chargers installed monthly over the next seven months, which is quite the tall order.
The good news is that ST has already streamlined the process of issuing its Electric Vehicle Charging System (EVCS) licences – from the usual 60 days, the commission now promises approvals within 30 days, and it says that on the ground, approvals take closer to two weeks. This should help boost the expansion of the charging network as it pivots towards DC chargers, although the high cost of the latter will still put a damper on things.
Separately, TNB’s Electron charge point operator (CPO) arm has announced that it plans to open up the DC chargers at the utility’s Bangsar headquarters to the public. The three 60 kW chargers are currently used to charge TNB’s internal fleet coming in from Jalan Bangsar and will join several AC chargers already open to paying customers at its underground parking.
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this is only malaya not malaysia, i dint see any sabah sarawak inside
How many still operating ya?
I believe the news needs deeper examination. For example TNB is both the provider of electricity supply as well as CPO. How are they meeting the demands while ensuring their own CPO survived this game? What is the real barriers for more CPOs or current ones to provide the chargers as the volume of EV has gone up?
This game is like chicken and egg. The more the egg, the more chicken. Less chicken, how to have less egg?
malaysia had to target wawasan 2020 to become developed nation status. it’s already 2026 ..
need more incentive from G, can use the savings from petrol budi95
to get to 10,000 CPs in Malaysia, Gov must extend the EV tax breaks for at least another two years so EV population grows larger. the CKD/ SKD plans can give OEMs more incentives but let the breaks continue. dont let Malaysia become dumping ground for EVs from China. other OEMS from EU, US an Asia also will come to Malaysia and we need to let them come in easy.