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Energy Ministry: Regulatory preparations complete for rollout of EV charging stations
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 22 - 08 - 2022

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy, in cooperation with the concerned government agencies and in integration with the private sector, launched the regulations for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations so as to ensure quality, efficiency and protection of users and facilities across the Kingdom.
The infrastructure team for EV charging stations, led by the Ministry of Energy, announced that it has completed all the legislative, organizational and technical aspects to regulate the EV charging market in the Kingdom, by outlining the necessary regulations for the installation of charging stations and their equipment.
The ministry stated that the new regulations contribute to achieving the goals of Vision 2030, as they will help the Kingdom to have a diversified and sustainable economy through enhancing productivity and raising private-sector involvement.
The ministry said that the new regulations would contribute to achieving the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, as they will help the Kingdom to have a diversified and sustainable economy through enhancing productivity; raising private-sector involvement; and building new future-proof sectors, which will provide quality jobs for male and female citizens, in addition to enabling vehicle owners to charge cars easily with a guarantee of quality and efficiency.
The team includes representatives of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs; Ministry of Transport and Logistics; Ministry of Commerce; the Water and Electricity Regulatory Authority; the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization; the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center (Kafaa); the Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC), and the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC).
The project reflects the cooperation of government system to ensure the effectiveness and safety of EV charging stations and their compliance with the Saudi Arabian Distribution Code, the ministry pointed out.
The project reflects the cooperation of the government system to ensure the effectiveness, safety and compliance of charging stations with the Saudi Arabian Distribution Code, as well as to maintain the reliability of the electrical distribution network system, and supporting technology and innovation used in it.
It is noteworthy that the Water and Electricity Regulatory Authority issued the regulatory framework for the activity of charging EVs, which is concerned with organizing the activity and defines its necessary regulatory requirements. As for the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, it has issued the technical requirements for EV chargers, related to regulations and licenses for sites and their requirements, and the integration of services and survey, while the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization has issued the technical regulations and specifications for these chargers, and is working on registering, documenting and granting conformity certificates.
The team worked, through the electrical distribution service provider, represented by SEC, to organize the mechanism for receiving requests for the delivery of electric power to EV chargers, for those wishing to operate or invest in these stations, by applying through SEC's electronic platform 'Electric Vehicle Charging Gate.' The delivery of electric power for the stations will be made after completing the statutory procedures for installing EV chargers and connect them to the electrical distribution network after completing the procedures of choosing the qualified contractors.
The infrastructure team also emphasized that it seeks to monitor and follow up this activity in order to ensure the optimal application of regulations and legislation, as well as to follow up on the extent to which investors comply with the infrastructure requirements for electric vehicle charging stations.


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