Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, 3 May 2023 –
Sunway Group (“Sunway”), Gentari Sdn Bhd
(“Gentari”), a clean energy solutions company, and
EV Connection Sdn Bhd (“EV Connection”), a pioneer
in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, have sealed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build and install EV charging
stations at Sunway-owned premises, commercial buildings and
facilities throughout the country.
This collaboration
was made official at a signing ceremony held today at Sunway
Resort Hotel in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, witnessed by Sunway
Group Founder and Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey
Cheah, Gentari Deputy CEO and Chief Green Mobility Officer Shah
Yang Razalli and EV Connection Founder Lee Yuen How.
Through
this collaboration, Gentari via its wholly owned subsidiary,
Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, will be a co-development partner
for EV charging stations at Sunway’s integrated townships
and developments throughout Malaysia.
This agreement
will also see EV Connection work with Sunway to identify strategic
locations for the installation of these charging stations at
Sunway’s integrated townships and developments throughout
Malaysia to reduce range anxiety.
With the increasing
rate of electric vehicles adoption and a growing consciousness for
more sustainable options among Malaysians, this partnership
between Sunway, Gentari and EV Connection is a step towards the
government’s stated goal of being a carbon-neutral economy
by 2050.
Since 2015, Sunway has fully embraced the 17
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) and took
its commitment to the sustainability agenda one step further in
2021 with a pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050,
in line with the national climate agenda.
“Electric
vehicles are increasingly the preferred option among Malaysians.
The growing number of EVs will require a robust network of
charging stations throughout the country. This partnership is a
concrete step towards that goal. At Sunway, we firmly believe that
we can all do well by doing good,” said Tan Sri
Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, who also chairs the Malaysian
chapter of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development
Solutions Network (UN-SDSN).
“This MoU with
Sunway and our partner EV Connection, is another testament of
Gentari’s continued effort to drive green mobility
adoption. Sunway’s position as a major developer of both
commercial and residential properties across Malaysia, enables
Gentari to allow EV infrastructure access to more users across
residential, workplace and recreation destinations,” said
Shah Yang Razalli, Gentari’s Chief Green Mobility
Officer.
Ir Lee Yuen How, Managing Director of EV
Connection said, “This tri-partied partnership is a
collective effort to bring together property owners and charge
point operators towards a common goal of driving electric mobility
revolution in the region. I am extremely honoured to be part of
this and hope that it will set precedent towards more
collaborations to come and building a cleaner and sustainable
future.”
Under the Low Carbon Mobility Blueprint
2021-2023, Malaysia aims to have EVs and hybrid vehicles account
for at least 15 percent of the total industry volume by 2030. In
addition, the government is targeting to have 10,000 EV charging
stations nationwide by 2025.