Inter-agency Coordination to Support Timely Deployment of EV Charging Infrastructure in New Housing Estates
Ministry of TransportSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns inter-agency coordination for the timely deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in new housing estates such as Tengah. Dr Choo Pei Ling asked whether supporting infrastructure could be provisioned earlier to facilitate faster deployment as resident demand grows in newer towns. Senior Minister of State Ms Sun Xueling responded that the Government targets 60,000 charging points by 2030, with a fast charging hub in every HDB town by 2027. She explained that the Land Transport Authority coordinates with agencies to monitor demand and increase charging capacity where electrical infrastructure permits. Furthermore, a new arrangement ensures EV chargers are deployed in new Build-To-Order estates starting from the point residents begin collecting their keys.
Transcript
13 Dr Choo Pei Ling asked the Acting Minister for Transport (a) whether inter-agency coordination is in place to support the timely deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in new housing estates as towns are progressively occupied; and (b) whether the Government will consider provisioning key supporting infrastructure earlier upfront to enable faster deployment in newer towns such as Tengah as resident demand builds up.
The Senior Minister of State for Transport (Ms Sun Xueling) (for the Minister for Transport): The Government targets to deploy 60,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points by 2030, which comprise 40,000 in public car parks, and 20,000 in private premises. As of March 2026, there are 30,500 EV charging points deployed in Singapore. We are on track to achieving our 2030 target in tandem with the growing demand for EVs.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) monitors EV adoption rates closely and coordinates with agencies such as the Energy Market Authority, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and JTC to deploy EV charges and key supporting infrastructure. For car parks with high demand, LTA will work with EV charger operators to deploy more chargers, electrical capacity permitting. By end 2027, there will also be at least one fast charging hub in every HDB town.
Mr Speaker: Dr Choo.
Dr Choo Pei Ling (Chua Chu Kang): Thank you, Mr Speaker, and thank you to Senior Minister of State for the response. In Tengah, many residents have approached me on EV charging infrastructure. Tengah residents who already own EVs have shared that having charging points closer to home would make daily life much more convenient. And others are keen to make the switch, but are waiting for charging infrastructure to become more accessible. As Tengah grows, this will only become increasingly more important because residents want to embrace greener living.
I have two supplementary questions. First, could the Senior Minister of State share how feedback from estates such as Tengah is operationally translated into changes in the planning and sequencing of EV charging deployment? And second, what adjustments have been made in inter-agency coordination to improve implementation in newer estates such as Tengah?
Ms Sun Xueling: I thank Member Dr Choo Pei Ling for raising feedback from her Tengah residents. Currently, two multi-storey car parks in Tengah have EV chargers, and LTA subsidiary, EV-Electric (EVe) Charging Pte Ltd, is in the process of deploying EV chargers in another eight multi-storey car parks in Tengah.
We have taken into account the feedback from Tengah residents and are improving the process for new Build-To-Order (BTO) estates. So, for instance, starting from BTOs that obtained Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) since last month, there is now a new arrangement, where LTA subsidiary EVe works closely with HDB to start deploying EV chargers from the point that residents start collecting their keys – so, at the point of TOP. This will allow residents moving into new BTO estates to actually gain access to EV chargers earlier.