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Standards harmonization for EV charging stations pushed

Published Dec 19, 2021 08:10 pm

The soon-to-be enacted Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI) is mandating the harmonization of standards for charging stations, the main infrastructure support for the emerging EV industry in the country.

In his sponsorship speech on the passage of the proposed EV Act at the bicameral conference committee, Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian emphasized that CREVI will harmonize standards and specifications of EVs, with primary focus on charging stations and related equipment.

The lawmaker indicated that the measure will also set “the timeframe for the designation of dedicated parking slots and construction or installation of charging stations.”

Gatchalian conveyed this development after the two Houses of Congress managed to find a "common ground" on the two most contentious provisions -- installations of charging stations in dedicated spaces in gas stations, and in public domains.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has been working on the institutionalization of standards for the charging stations to be deployed for EVs. Hence, it will be the relevant government agency that will flesh out mandates on the installations of EV charging facilities.

As prescribed under Section 18 of the EV Bill, the CREVI shall determine when dedicated parking slots shall be installed with a charging station. Once passed, Gatchalian said the law will specify public buildings to be demarcated as possible sites for the installation of EV charging stations, which could be classified for commercial use that will cater to EV users and/or owners.

“Through this, the CREVI shall address the need for a first mover in the rollout of charging stations,” the lawmaker expounded.

A particular provision in the bill, under Section 19, similarly stipulated the designation of gasoline stations as dedicated charging stations for EVs.

“Both the owners of the building and the gasoline station may have the option to install, operate or maintain a charging station in their premises or allow a charging station service provider to do so,” Gatchalian pointed out.

On waste disposal concerns relating to the deployment of EVs in the country, the solon noted that the main agency to manage that task will be the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

He stated “the DENR will take the lead in the promulgation of rules and guidelines on the recycling and disposal of wastes involving EVs, charging stations and related equipment, parts, components and batteries.” This is consistent with the prescriptions of Republic Act 6969 or the Toxic Substance Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990.

The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the EV Law, once enacted, shall be crafted within 120 days upon the effectivity of the Act with the DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as leading agencies.

“Their failure to promulgate the IRR within the prescribed period upon the effectivity of the Act shall subject the heads of these government agencies to administrative penalties under applicable civil service laws,” the lawmaker stressed.

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