Unified tax for electric cars to be charged in the UAE from September 6 | Al Khaleej Newspaper

Abu Dhabi: Adnan Najm

The UAE will start implementing the unified charging service fee for charging electric vehicles starting next September 6, according to a decision issued by the Council of Ministers with No. 81 of 2024.

The decision, which was published in the Official Gazette on July 8, stated that the federal, local and private entities involved in providing electric vehicle charging services in the Emirates must collect a minimum fee of 1.2 dirhams per kilowatt-hour for fast charging, plus value-added tax, with a minimum of 0.7 dirhams for slow charging plus VAT per kilowatt-hour.

The decision states that it will begin to be implemented 60 days after the date of publication in the Official Journal, meaning that it will be effective on September 6.

• “Emirates Cargo Station”

Last April, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the Union Water and Electricity Company unveiled their joint project, “Emirates Electric Vehicle Charging Stations” (UAEV), which aims to provide. fast and advanced infrastructure for electric vehicles across the UAE.

Emirates Vehicle Repairers Company aims to install around 100 charging stations this year, with the expectation of installing more than 1,000 chargers by 2030 in several emirates of the country.

• National policy

At its meeting at the beginning of July 2024, the Council of Ministers adopted the National Policy for Electric Vehicles as a guiding framework for federal and local authorities and the private sector, which aims to develop a road map for charging electric vehicles in the country in collaboration with all partners at the federal and local levels and the private sector, to build a national network of charging devices Electric vehicles to support owners of electric vehicles , the regulation of the country’s electric vehicle market, and build an incentive package that will serve society and support its manufacturers to promote the use of electric vehicles by 2050, and build a unified database for electric vehicle charging stations through National Shortater Platform, as well as contributing to the quality of roads and holding the first place in this globe.

The process of moving to electric cars around the world is seeing a significant acceleration, with sales reaching around 10 million units in 2022, an increase of almost five times what was sold compared to 2019.

According to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), electric cars in Dubai have seen an increase, and their number in the emirate by the end of April 2024 has reached more than 30,000 vehicles, and the number is expected to double this. in the coming years, taking into account the increase in the number of customers registered in the “Green Charger” campaign for electric vehicles To more than 15 thousand customers by the end of March 2024.