For 2026, the sale of battery electric vehicles (BEV) is expected to breach or at least come very close to the 50,000 unit mark, which will mean that by the end of the year we will have around 120,000 BEVs demanding fast charging.
That is a number that will encourage further investment in the nation’s charging network and boy do we need a boost in charging this year.
The government’s target for 10,000 chargers in 2025 was not met especially for destination chargers or the slower AC chargers and it remains to be seen if the situation with AC chargers will change.
For charge point operators (CPOs), they seem to prefer the more expensive DC fast chargers because they can serve more customers and sell more electricity within a given time and therefore enjoy healthier cashflow.
In the last quarter of 2025 TNB’s Electron became champion of rollout, opening more than 10 locations across Peninsular Malaysia at highly underserved locations such as Kuala Selangor, Muadzam Shah, Kota Bahru, Kulim and Bagan Serai to name a few.
To date the number of DC fast chargers hover around 1,900 bays and we are already seeing some of the more popular spots hitting capacity on long weekends.
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