Petronas last month unveiled a new subsidiary called Gentari which was built upon the foundation crafted by the company’s Gas & New Energy division. Among its main targets is to become a leading player in the electric vehicle ecosystem and looks like Gentari has already hit the ground running.
Several Gentari-branded EV chargers begin to pop up on the Setel app which as you may already know, is made by the fintech arm of Petronas. In total, there are four of them at the moment:
- Petronas R&R Kundang Timur (Towards Kuala Selangor) @ LATAR: CCS2 / CHAdeMO DC 12.5kW
- Petronas R&R Kundang Barat (Towards Kuala Lumpur) @ LATAR: CCS2 / CHAdeMO DC 15.5kW
- Petronas Jalan Rasah, Pekan Mambau, Seremban: CCS2 / CHAdeMO DC 17kW
- Kompleks Canselor, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Teronoh: 2 x Type 2 AC 22kW
In terms of charging fees, the chargers at UTP and Petronas Jalan Rasah are currently available for free. However, we couldn’t find the fee info for both Petronas stations at LATAR but we would not be surprised if they can be used for free as well.
On a related note, we also noticed that there is also another new charging location that has been added by Setel in the form of TJM Cars in Kuantan. Claimed to be the first charging station in the east coast region of Peninsular Malaysia according to a picture on its PlugShare listing, this particular charger is not related to Gentari though.
Instead, it is part of the EV charging network operated by the Malaysian Association of Malay Vehicle Importers and Traders (PEKEMA). Available for free, it is able to deliver up to 60kW for CC2 connector while vehicles with CHAdeMO connector can obtain up to 50kW and the charger can also provide up to 22kW for Type 2 AC charging.
Aside from Setel, all of the chargers we have mentioned above can also be operated using the JomCharge app. This does not come as a surprise as JomCharge operator, EV Connection is the launch partner of Setel’s EV Charging feature and the previous eight charging locations supported by the app was also on the network.
Altogether, Setel’s EV Charging feature now supports 13 locations in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, and Johor. We also expect Petronas x Mercedes EQ’s Energise chargers which were revealed during the launch of Mercedes EQA back in March will be added to the list very soon too, given how they are also part of the JomCharge network.
