Transport operator ComfortDelGro has announced that it has partnered with French energy company Engie to mutually bid for a tender to install and operate electric vehicle charging points at public car parks.
The two companies will also “explore and deploy clean energy solutions together”, they said in a mutual press release.
The pilot tender was called by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
It will cover the installation and operation of more than 600 electric vehicle charging points at more than 200 public car parks in Singapore, including those at public housing estates, industrial estates, public parks, and community centres.
Successful bidders will be required to install the charging stations at their allocated car parks by the third quarter of next year, the release said.
“The launch of the pilot tender marks a significant milestone in the expansion of Singapore’s public carpark charging network,” ComfortDelGro and Engie said.
“Data and insights obtained from this pilot tender will help to shape the design and phasing of future tenders, which will be issued in batches over the coming years.”
They will also build charging farms powered by renewable energy on ComfortDelGro’s premises, which will offer “fast charging solutions to its cabbies and public users”, the companies added.
Thomas Baudlot, CEO-Southeast Asia, Engie said they are “taking transformational strides in advancing Singapore’s green mobility agenda to establish a strong and reliable green EV charging network to bolster EV adoption” through the partnership.
The partnership comes soon after ComfortDelGro announced that it will pledge S$50 million in clean energy technology and research. This includes transiting towards a clean-energy fleet, improving energy efficiency, adopting renewables, and driving business innovation for the next five years.
The operator also said it already has plans to add more electric vehicles into its fleets, as part of its effort to increase its sustainability quotient.
“Sustainability has become a key pillar of our foundation and one that we intend to build on going forward,” said ComfortDelGro’s Group CEO Yang Ban Seng.
“Our partnership with ENGIE is another step in that direction as we hope to offer our expertise in the areas of EV charging and drive the adoption of clean energy solutions in the local transport industry.”