TotalEnergies ceases Singapore EV charging operations; charge-point network to be transferred to LTA

TotalEnergies Charging Services Singapore, the charging point operator behind BlueSG, said on Thursday (Nov 27) that it “has signed a termination agreement to transfer its charge-point network” to the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

A spokesperson for LTA said TotalEnergies had sought to terminate the contract from Sep 30, and LTA has agreed to it.

The authority said in a statement: “As the TotalEnergies charging points in HDB car parks are part of our public charging network, LTA has agreed for the charging points to be progressively taken over by EV charging operators that are already operating charging points in HDB car parks at no additional cost, to reap operational and maintenance synergies for these chargers.”

These charge points will be handed over to other operators by year-end, TotalEnergies said in its statement.

LTA noted that TotalEnergies had about 1,400 charging stations in 350 HDB car parks, and several of these stations have more than one charging point.

TotalEnergies’ move follows Singapore electric vehicle (EV) company BlueSG’s announcement in August that it would pause its car-sharing operations ahead of a major upgrade to its tech platform and vehicle fleet amid complaints of car and app issues.

A spokesperson for TotalEnergies said: “This decision has no impact on existing TotalEnergies’ activities in Singapore.

“We remain committed to supporting the Singapore Green Plan and the region’s energy transition needs.”

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