Real-time tracker for EV chargers soon as network expands

PETALING JAYA: As electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates, the government is stepping up efforts to upgrade its tracking infrastructure, aiming to deliver real-time data on EV charging bays nationwide.

The Housing and Local Govern­ment Ministry said a more comprehensive and integrated system, the e-Mobility Service Plat­form (eMSP), is currently being developed by the Malaysia Auto­motive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii).

Once fully operational, the eMSP will be integrated via an application programming interface with the existing Malaysia Electric Vehicle Charging Network (MEVnet) dashboard, enabling synchronised and up-to-date ­public data.

The MEVnet dashboard, which tracks the rollout of charging infrastructure, was jointly ­deve­loped by the Town and Country Planning Department ­(PLAN­Malaysia) and the Malay­sian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC).

However, the ministry acknow­ledged that the public dashboard has yet to reflect the latest nationwide figures due to an ongoing transition in data management.

“The collection of data has been transferred from MGTC to MARii.

“MARii is currently developing the eMSP, a more comprehensive system designed to provide real-time updates and improve data consistency at the national level,” the ministry told The Star.

Managing Malaysia’s rapidly expanding EV infrastructure req­ui­res a coordinated, multi-agency approach.

Within this framework, the ministry, through PLANMalaysia, plays a supporting role focused on the strategic planning and implementation of charging bays, including the development of planning guidelines and approval procedures at the local authority level.

Meanwhile, the Energy Com­mis­sion serves as the regulatory authority overseeing technical aspects such as utilisation rates and congestion at existing char­ging stations.

“Together, these coordinated efforts will help ensure that EV infrastructure continues to expand in line with growing adoption across Malaysia,” the ministry said.

Under the Low Carbon Mobility Blueprint 2021-2030, Malaysia aimed to deploy 10,000 public charging bays nationwide by the end of 2025.