A total of 6,416 electric vehicle chargers have been installed nationwide as of May 31, 2026, the ministry of investment, trade and industry (MITI) has stated, reported Bernama. This total is comprised of 2,143 DC chargers and 4,273 AC chargers, the ministry stated.
“To address the shortage of chargers, the government has identified the challenges and implemented measures to increase the number of charging facilities nationwide. In this regard, the whole-of-government approach continues to be strengthened through the implementation of the EV Charging Bay Guidelines by PLANMalaysia, which has shortened the approval process to as little as 14 working days,” MITI stated.
“The approach includes ongoing engagement with local authorities, the Energy Commission, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, charging point operators, the EV Charging Industry Association and the Malaysia Zero Emission Vehicle Association,” it continued.
Compared to the previously set nationwide target of 10,000 public EV chargers by the end of 2025, the number achieved on December 31, 2025 was 5,624 chargers, of which 1,923 units, or 34%, were DC chargers, according to MITI minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
Yesterday, MITI deputy minister Sim Tze Tzin said in the Dewan Rakyat that the government is refining its policies and incentives to accelerate EV ecosystem development, including expanding charging facilities nationwide, reported New Straits Times.
“Malaysia aims to provide 30,000 charging facilities by 2030. The government acknowledges that there is currently a shortage of such facilities,” Sim stated in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
“What the government is doing now is collaborating with stakeholders, particularly TNB, to construct substations. For charging points to function effectively, we need substations to supply sufficient direct current power, so we must construct more of these substations,” Sim said.
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Says the a$$clowns who work very hard against EV adoption with ridiculous anti-consumer floor prices.
looking at it, most of the chargers will be use to charge protons.
my gosh, big talk from some agency that failed the first time.
Maybe YB Sim should target to complete 10,000 EV chargers by end-2026 which was targeted to be completed by end-2025 which was the original target in 2021. Don’t set new targets when old targets still not achieved
Actually, the nation’s electricity supply infrastructure is under the purview of PETRA or the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation. TNB is unlikely to simply respond to MITI’s request for more substations without any say from PETRA.
If the target is not met , will there be any penalties for the govt officials ? no bonus ? no promotion ?
Did their policy failed ? They did not encourage companies to install more chargers ?
Are you dumb meetee? With all this sort of nonsense on EV tax. I don’t think so people would want to buy EV.
And with limited time tax free for CKD I don’t think so manufacturer is going to be seriously open up their CKD plan in here.
Meetee officers and dato jo BN and their cronies of local manufacturer companies are to be blamed for this.
They robbed us of having a decent and good quality car at affordable price.
Mahal Dah Ni is really confuse….1st you increase EV price which will discourage most rakyat to adopt EV, then you complain about high cost of petrol budi95 subsidies….then you talk about increasing charging infrastructure…..Alloooooo!!! what a mix bag confusing policy??