EVC, Sunway & Gentari Inks MOU To Develop EV Charging Infrastructure

KUALA LUMPUR – 6 Dec 2023 – EV Connection Sdn Bhd (EVC), the leading EV Charging infrastructure provider in Malaysia has sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group and clean energy solutions company Gentari Sdn Bhd to build and install EV charging stations at Sunway-owned premises, commercial buildings and facilities throughout the country.

Through this collaboration, EV Connection will work with Sunway to identify strategic locations for the installation of these charging stations at Sunway’s integrated townships and developments throughout Malaysia to reduce range anxiety. With the increasing rate of electric vehicles adoption and a growing consciousness for more sustainable options among Malaysians, this partnership between Sunway, Gentari and EV Connection is a step towards the government’s stated goal of being a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.

Ir Lee Yuen How, Managing Director of EV Connection, said this tri-partied partnership is a collective effort to bring together property owners and charge point operators towards a common goal of driving electric mobility revolution in the region.

“This partnership is a concrete step towards that goal. At Sunway, we firmly believe that we can all do well by doing good,” said Jeffrey Cheah, Sunway Group Founder and Chairman. Shah Yang Razalli, Gentari’s Chief Green Mobility Officer, said this MoU with Sunway and its partner EV Connection, is another testament of Gentari’s continued effort to drive green mobility adoption.

“Sunway’s position as a major developer of both commercial and residential properties across Malaysia, enables Gentari & EV Connection to allow EV infrastructure access to more users across residential, workplace and recreation destinations,” he added.

It is noted that under the Low Carbon Mobility Blueprint 2021-2023, Malaysia aims to have EVs and hybrid vehicles account for at least 15 percent of the total industry volume by 2030. In addition, the government is targeting to have 10,000 EV charging stations nationwide by 2025.