Pakistan to launch largest fast-charging network for electric vehicles
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
EV chargers to span cities, highways, and malls via PSO, PARCO, and others; spaced 150–200km to aid long travel.
Initial installations are already functional in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, particularly at PSO service stations and BYD Pakistan dealerships, the companies confirmed.
Pakistan is set to roll out its largest DC fast-charging network for electric vehicles, as part of a joint initiative by BYD Pakistan and HUBCO Green (Private) Limited (HGL), the companies announced on Friday.
The partnership aims to install 128 DC fast chargers across the country over the next three years, with 50 chargers operational by December 2025.
The initiative targets three key areas: urban centres, intercity highways, and high-traffic destinations such as shopping malls and hospitals.
Urban hubs will be served through collaboration with oil marketing companies including PSO, PARCO Gunvor, and Attock Petroleum, while chargers along highways will be placed every 150 to 200 kilometres to enable long-distance travel. Destination charging stations are also planned at commercial venues to improve accessibility.
Initial installations are already functional in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, particularly at PSO service stations and BYD Pakistan dealerships, the companies confirmed.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2543613/pakistan-to-launch-largest-fast-charging-network-for-electric-vehicles
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
