Pakistan authorities intend to install approximately 3,000 public electric vehicle charging stations throughout the country by the year 2030, according to information provided by the Ministry of Industries and Production to the National Assembly on Thursday.
Responding in writing to an inquiry from Malik Shakir Bashir Awan, the ministry stated that the New Energy Vehicle Policy 2025-30 outlines the setup of 40 fast-charging posts during the initial phase. These will sit along motorways and designated portions of the National Highway (N-5), with chargers positioned roughly every 50 km on major routes.
Fuel stations will face encouragement to set up charging hardware, and the deployment of fast, Level 2, and Level 1 chargers will grow, the ministry added. Electric two- and three-wheelers will also receive battery-swapping stations under the strategy.
Private investment is targeted through a specialized commercial electricity rate for charging sites alongside fast-tracked power connections. Public-private collaborations, featuring viability gap funding methods, also form part of the strategy.
The strategy addresses the gathering, moving, repurposing, dismantling, and recycling of spent EV batteries, focusing on lithium-ion units. Officials noted that development proceeds on a rulebook and a countrywide system for battery collection and recycling sites.
