Developing Decentralised Charging Stations for Electric Buses

Mr Lee Hong Chuang asked the Acting Minister for Transport given the lack of commercial heavy-vehicle charging points makes ad-hoc charter operations logistically unviable with electric buses compared to depot-based public transport, what plans does the Ministry have to develop decentralised charging stations across various locations, ensuring private operators running non-depot-based chartered services avoid wasted mileage from driving to distant chargers between trips, to encourage their transition to electric buses.

As of March 2026, there are 298 heavy vehicle charging points across the island, of which 154 are publicly accessible. To support their deployment, the Electric Heavy Vehicle Charger Grant introduced in January 2026 co-funds 50% of deployment costs, capped at $30,000 per charger. Companies can work with the Land Transport Authority if they assess there are under-served areas.