Through the Charge My Ride Mobile Application, a user has to register their account to be able to successfully charge their electric vehicle in one of Malta’s publicly accessible charging infrastructure. This registration will facilitate the payment process for the user and allow the system to notify the user of any updates or news.

The Charge my Ride app and the interactive stations map indicated on this website show the areas where active, publicly accessible charging pillars are available around Malta and Gozo. Anyone who has registered their account on the Charge my Ride app will be able to access all these charging pillars.

You may contact us on the helpline 2779 9299 which is available 24/7. The process is the same with damages to a particular charging pillar.

It is within the Government’s plan to send automatic notifications to the driver once their electric vehicle is at 80% charged and also at fully charged, allowing a grace period for the driver to remove his vehicle.

As part of the PORT-PVEV project, three solar charging stations were installed at Ċirkewwa Ferry Terminal, Ta’Xbiex Marina and Deep Water Quay Car park in Valletta, providing a further 6 charging pillars to the national network. The car ports were covered with PV panels, creating a total potential output of 17,246kWh per annum per site. Each solar carport houses 2 dual charges pillars, one connected to the grid and the other connected to the on-site battery pack (24kWh which stored solar power produced on site) as well as to the grid.

All the existing and new infrastructure for EV charging will be requested to adopt an interoperable platform supporting an Open Charge Point Protocol.

Since the charging infrastructure will be interoperable a user from within Europe may simply register with the local Charging Pillar Operator and use the pay as you go system.

Other options to enable cross border charging include opting for a Charging Pillar Operator which supports an e-Roaming platform or an ad hoc type charging. All these methods have been considered and included as a potential means of charging methods which do not necessarily require the need to have a contract with any CPO (in the case of ad-hoc charging). Rates might differ.

The amount of electricity used depends on how much the vehicle is used. There are two types of charging pillars, one is Medium and takes around 6 hours to charge a car and the other is Fast which takes less than 1 hour to charge a car. The Fast chargers require a 200A supply whilst a medium-fast requires a 3 phase supply (60Amp). To give a practical example, an overnight full charge would cost €1, consuming around 7½ units and run the vehicle for 30km the next day. This is just an average and the price also depends on the model of the car.

The charging pillar is the actual physical pillar whilst the charging point is part of the charging pillar. In practice, a single charging pillar may consist of two charging points.

As a general rule, the time taken for the battery to be charged depends heavily on the battery pack of the vehicle and the technology used within the vehicle as well as the type of charging infrastructure one uses. However, charging through the off-peak hours would be more than sufficient to cover the needs for the daily commute of a normal user.

Such information may be accessed from the mobile app.

Private investors wishing to invest in public charging pillars, will soon have the option of applying for a Charging Pillar Operator (CPO) license with the Regulator for Energy and Water (REWS) which gives them the ability to open their infrastructure to the general public. Interested businesses, should contact REWS on [email protected] or the Ministry for Energy on [email protected] with their request.