Two ministers discuss building standards and regulations for electric vehicle charging stations

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien (right) and Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat - Photo: C.DUNG

On September 20, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat co-chaired a meeting on developing technical standards and regulations related to electric vehicle charging stations.

Vietnam's charging station system has increased more than that of the US and Korea.

According to Director of the Department of Industry Pham Nguyen Hung, in Vietnam, a number of enterprises are manufacturing and assembling electric cars such as VinFast with battery electric vehicles (BEV), Hyundai Thanh Cong with battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hybrid vehicles (HEV), Thaco with hybrid vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV), TMT with small battery electric vehicles (mini-BEV).

In 2023, a total of 15,676 BEVs and 5,220 HEVs/PHEVs will be sold in Vietnam; in the first 6 months of 2024, 17,536 BEVs will be sold. Many businesses are interested in the market providing equipment and services for electric vehicles, especially charging stations.

Minister Huynh Thanh Dat said that Vietnam is not out of the race for station infrastructure. With VinFast's investment, Vietnam is becoming one of the countries with the leading number of charging ports in the region and the world.

According to the plan, the country will have about 150,000 charging ports covering 63 provinces and cities, counting VinFast's charging stations alone. The recent growth rate of car charging stations is much higher than that of countries in the region and countries with large charging stations such as the US and South Korea.

"If there is no timely policy to support the development of the charging station network and the technical standards and regulations related to charging stations are not fully developed, it will lead to a lack of synchronization and unity in the implementation of the charging station system nationwide," Mr. Dat assessed.

Accordingly, the ministry has announced 8 Vietnamese standards (TCVN) related to charging stations for electric vehicles and 3 Vietnamese standards on sockets.

However, Vietnam's national standards system does not yet have Vietnamese standards for electric vehicle charging station systems.

According to Minister Nguyen Hong Dien, besides general regulations and standards for electric charging stations, there is still a lack of specific regulations and standards.

In particular, there are no specific regulations on determining the location and location for building charging stations, technical standards on electrical safety and the type of energy supplied for this form.

Early completion of standards and regulations

Therefore, Mr. Dien suggested that after this meeting, it is necessary to clearly define the responsibilities of relevant parties, develop standards for electric vehicle charging stations and regulations related to determining the location, location, and power supply for power stations/poles.

He assigned units under the ministry to review the National Power Development Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, to add more power sources to serve the installation of charging stations; research and develop technical standards for power supply systems and power supply plans for charging stations.

At the same time, Mr. Dien suggested that the Ministry of Science and Technology soon develop separate technical standards and regulations for charging stations. This should be implemented in a shortened process to be completed in September 2024.

At the same time, Minister Dien suggested that the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Transport supplement the planning for the construction of electric charging stations in all buildings, residential areas, and rest stops on highways; local authorities also need to review and supplement locations where electric vehicle charging stations can be built as a basis for implementation...

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hai-bo-truong-cung-ban-xay-dung-tieu-chuan-quy-chuan-cho-tram-sac-xe-dien-20240920172210158.htm