Green Technology Annual Report

A crucial component of a robust electric vehicles (EV) market is a strong ecosystem of charging infrastructure and backend support. Recognising this, in 2016, the Government granted MGTC RM5 million for the first phase of rolling out EV charging points across Malaysia, which entailed the installation of 200 charging points in the Peninsular. On 17 August 2016, MGTC introduced ChargEV, its public EV charging station network brand. The charging station infrastructure also serves as an instrument for the public to experience an EV lifestyle. With the collaboration of Sarawak Energy Berhad, ChargEV has now reached East Malaysia, where four stations have been set up in Kuching. As at December 2019, the network of ChargEV stations in the country comprised 300 units. Public Experiencing Electric Mobility To further expand this network, at the last meeting of the Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) and members of the Council of State Governments in January 2020, MGTC requested support from the state governments for the installation of more ChargEV stations in public areas to promote usage of electric and hybrid vehicles on roads nationwide. The Government granted RM5 million for the first phase of rolling out EV charging points across Malaysia, which entailed the installation of 200 charging points 87 MALAYSIAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY & CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT 2019