Electric car charging infrastructure to open up to the private sector

A new national policy for electric vehicle charging infrastructure will open up the market as a new economic niche allowing the involvement of the private sector. In a press conference on Monday, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli said the policy aims to regularise the sector and allow private investors to become charging point operators.  “The government has a vision of decarbonisation and we want to keep working on creating the ideal environment for more people to choose electric vehicles instead of vehicles that run on an internal combustion engine, ultimately paving to way for people to have more access to this infrastructure,” she said.  “There are over 400,000 registered vehicles in Malta and some 10,000 are fully electric or plug-in hybrids.”  “We believe that making the change to EVs is the way forward in forging on with our reduced emissions goals and by facilitating more charging points we will be preparing the country for this transition," she said. With the aim of further encouraging the use of EVs through more easily accessible charging facilities, the new policy will allow private companies to register as charging pillar operators (CPOs) with the Regulator for Energy and...