Some 1,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers are to be available in Selangor by 2025.
State investment, trade and mobility committee chairman Ng Sze Han said: “We aim to have 1,000 electric vehicles charges and we are already nearing the target.”
He said this when asked by Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari (IND-Selat Klang) about Selangor’s plan on encouraging the installation of EV charges.
“The state government welcomes the installation of the EV charges in Selangor,” said Ng.
“I have received many inquiries from companies to instal these EV charges.
“Those interested can call the local authorities in Selangor to identify the suitable locations.
“This will enable more EV charges to be installed at parking lots, including council operated ones,” said Ng.
Prior to the question on EV, Abdul Rashid had asked about the state’s selection process concerning investors in Selangor.
Ng said the state’s investment growth was led by the manufacturing and the service sectors.
He said programmes such as Selangor International Business Summit (SIBS) since 2015 and Selangor Aviation Show (since 2021) were among the state government initiatives to draw potential investors.
“The potential business transaction from these programmes is RM22.8bil for SIBS and RM6.23bil for Selangor Aviation Show since the programmes’ inception,” said Ng.
He said priority for investments was given for automation, providing high-skilled jobs and transfer of technology benefitting local workers.
“Invest Selangor Bhd identifies potential investors and engages with them.
“High-value investments include those providing job opportunities in aerospace, automotive, life sciences, and electric and electronic semiconductor.
“Other industries such as the logistic services and digital investment such as the global business services, data centre as well as creative content technology are identified as industries beneficial to the state,” said Ng.
