ComfortDelGro (CDG) ENGIE has been awarded two in 10 packages in a highly contested Land Transport Authority (LTA) tender for the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging points that span nearly 2,000 Housing Development Board (HDB) carparks.
The tender win comprises up to 4,509 alternate current (AC) charging points at 387 HDB car parks.
CDG ENGIE is a consortium that comprises CDG’s wholly-owned subsidiary, ComfortDelGro Engineering, and French energy giant, ENGIE.
With the latest win, the consortium’s position as one of Singapore’s largest EV charging operators is now cemented.
ComfortDelGro ENGIE had also made a successful bid in the 2021 pilot tender by the Land Transport Authority-Urban Redevelopment Authority (LTA-URA) to operate 479 charging points at car parks managed by HDB, JTC Corporation, NParks, People’s Association and URA.
Two-thirds of these charging points have been deployed, with the remaining on track to be deployed in the next few months. Outside of the LTA-URA pilot tender, CDG ENGIE also operates charging points at car parks on CDG’s premises, school campuses and commercial sites.
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“We are excited that the joint venture between ComfortDelGro and ENGIE has won its second major tender. This win has strengthened CDG ENGIE’s position in the EV charging field even though it is just a year old, and given it the opportunity to boost Singapore’s EV charging infrastructure in support of the Singapore Green Plan 2030,” says Yang Ban Seng, managing director and group CEO of CDG.
ENGIE’S CEO energy solutions APAC and country head in Southeast Asia, Thomas Baudlot, says, “ENGIE is thrilled to see another win for CDG ENGIE. Just last month we celebrated the first anniversary of this joint venture between ENGIE and ComfortDelGro and today we are already celebrating a new milestone. This win stands as a testament to the strength of our combined competencies in driving the transition to a carbon-neutral economy in Singapore.”
Freddie Chew, general manager of CDG Engie adds, “This is another step forward for CDG ENGIE. In anticipation of this win, we have been actively recruiting and beefing up our team to more than double the size of our current strength. With more than a year’s experience in deploying EV charging points, we have fine-tuned our processes and are confident we will be able to deploy these new charging points in time.”
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In a separate release, CDG announced that it will work with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to roll out programmes that are aimed at developing "technical competencies and technologies related to sustainable mobility technology" for CDG staff and ITE students.
Under the five-year partnership, CDG will provide up to 50 local internship placements across its businesses for ITE students.
As at 3.12pm, shares in CDG are trading 2 cents higher or 1.54% up at $1.32.
