SingHealth, SP Group tie up to roll out EV chargers across SingHealth institutions
The plan is to install more than 80 EV charging points by 2024, and up to 300 by 2028
SINGHEALTH and SP Group have partnered to progressively install up to 300 electric vehicle (EV) charging points across SingHealth’s network of hospitals, specialty clinics, polyclinics and community hospitals by 2028.
With Singapore’s largest public healthcare cluster making a push to become greener, the first batch of 12 EV chargers were launched at SingHealth Tower in the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) campus on Friday (Jul 12).
Under the phased plan, more than 80 EV charging points across SingHealth institutions will be up by the end of 2024. These include 10 fast-charging points which can power a car in 30 minutes.
The chargers are available for use by staff and visitors of the institutions in the SingHealth cluster, said SingHealth and SP Group in a joint statement.
The initiative is part of SingHealth’s decarbonisation plan to reduce emissions and encourage sustainable practices in its operations.
The announcement also comes as SingHealth launches an EV – the first one – to be used by its campus security team. The cluster is evaluating the suitability of other types of EVs for its campus fleet down the road.
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SingHealth, established in 2000, comprises five hospitals, five national specialty centres, 11 polyclinics and three community hospitals.
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