City Energy & Gentari Pens MOU - Cross Border EV Charging Network

City Energy, Singapore's sole piped town gas producer and the nation's gas utility provider and Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on allowing customers to access both parties electric vehicle (EV) charging network by allowing seamless cross-border charging experience across Singapore and Malaysia.

Mr Perry Ong, Chief Executive Officer of City Energy and Shah Yang Razalli, Gentari's Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Green Mobility Officer, signed an MOU that will see both parties collaborate to deepen and expand their understanding of the EV market and the behaviour of EV users in Singapore and Malaysia. They would also look into co-deploying publicly accessible EV chargers on each other's EV networks for users roaming freedom.

From Left to Right (Second MoU Signing): M Haikal Zubir, Chief Operating Officer of Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, Shah Yang Razalli, Gentari’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Green Mobility Officer, Sushil Purohit, Chief Executive Officer of Gentari, Mr. Perry Ong, Chief Executive Officer of City Energy. and Heng Jung Seong Assistant Vice President, EV Business of City Energy.

City Energy launched its EV charging solution arm, Go, in April 2022, to provide EV charging solutions as a service to commercial buildings, mixed developments, and private housing estates, in order to support Singapore's set target of reducing land transport emissions by 80% from their 2016 peak by, or around, 2050.

With this MOU, Go now offers 118 charging points across more than 50 locations in Malaysia through its app, City Energy Go, as the first EV charging service provider to offer cross-border connectivity into Malaysia through a seamless operational service across Singapore and Malaysia with just one mobile application (app).

Through this co-deployment arrangements, both Go and Gentari's collaboration will speed up the pace of EV chargers deployment for both parties. Both parties would further strive to develop their EV charging networks, providing connectivity and convenience to EV users in Singapore and Malaysia.

Mr. Perry Ong said, “Range anxiety is a real concern for electric car drivers. For those driving between Singapore and Malaysia, a seamless, highly accessible network of chargers will put their mind at ease. This is what City Energy seeks to do with our partners across the Causeway. As we continue our expansion of our Go by City Energy network of private and commercial developments in Singapore, we will distinguish ourselves through added value in the form of a robust cross-border EV network built on expanded connectivity into Malaysia.”

“At Gentari, we are working with like-minded partners to support network development in driving sustainable mobility. Today, we are partnering with City Energy to ensure a seamless driving experience for EV users between Malaysia and Singapore, and we hope this collaboration will also become Gentari’s foray into the Singapore market to support regional development of charging network within Asia Pacific,” said Shah Yang Razalli, Gentari’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Green Mobility Officer.

The MOU between Gentari and Go will not only assist the development of EV infrastructure in Singapore and Malaysia, but will also foster the development of a robust cross-border EV network, enabling a more seamless customer experience for EV drivers travelling between the two countries.