Govt. Introduces Updated Provisions on Electrical Charging Infrastructure for Battery-Based Electric Vehicles

In an effort to accelerate the battery-powered electric motorized vehicles (“Electric Vehicles”) program and the provision of charging infrastructure, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 1 of 2023 on the Provision of Electrical Charging Infrastructure for Battery-Powered Electric Motorized Vehicles (“Regulation 1/2023”).[1] As a consequence, the previous legal framework that regulated Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure, specifically Regulation of the Minister No. 13 of 2020 (“Regulation 13/2020”),[2] has now been repealed and replaced.[3]