TNB teams up with Chargeplus to facilitate cross-border EV charging

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is working with Chargeplus Sdn Bhd (Charge+) to explore a cross-border roaming platform to connect their customers to electric vehicle (EV) charging points across Malaysia and Singapore.

Charge+ is a subsidiary of Singapore-based Charge+ Pte Ltd a leading integrated EV charging solution provider for Southeast Asia.

Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the TNB Energy Conference 2023 held last August.

The MoU forms the basis for the development of a cross-border network of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, in tune with the National Energy Transition Roadmap’s (NETR) goal to deploy 10,000 EV charging stations by 2025.

TNB president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Baharin Din said the partnership is a chance to explore the technical and commercial feasibility of international roaming arrangements.

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"This partnership will be integrated into an expansive network of 30,000 charging points by 2030, spanning a 5,000-kilometre EV highway across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam,” he said in a statement today.

Baharin said this expansion of the TNB Electron network not only enhances the convenience of charging facilities but also reaffirms TNB's goal to deliver seamless services.

He said the partnership would enable users of the TNB Electron charging stations’ mobile application (GO TO-U) and Charge+ to conveniently access the EV charging assets of both companies, providing a more convenient cross-border charging experience for TNB Electron and Charge+ customers.

The MoU was exchanged by TNB program director of project management office EV, Wan Ahmad Zam Zam Wan Abd Wahab and Charge+ chief executive officer Goh Chee Kiong, and was witnessed by Transport Minister Anthony Loke.