French petrochemical company TotalEnergies will cease operating its electric vehicle charging network in Singapore by the end of this year and transfer its assets to other charging point operators following the shutdown of car-sharing service BlueSG, the Straits Times reported.
TotalEnergies took over more than 1,500 charging stations in Singapore in 2023 after acquiring infrastructure previously operated by Bolloré, which exited the market in 2021. The chargers were largely used by BlueSG’s fleet of shared electric vehicles under a long-standing operating agreement that allowed the cars to recharge and serve as pick-up and drop-off points.
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After BlueSG halted operations in August, TotalEnergies announced plans to transfer all 1,465 of its charging stations to other operators by Dec. 31. About 500 of the chargers are open to the public, while the remainder were previously reserved mainly for BlueSG users.
From Nov. 28, 63 charging stations, including 250 individual charging points located in public Housing Board carparks, will be switched off and transferred to local operator SP Mobility. The remaining charging stations will be handed over to other charging point operators already operating in carparks owned by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, which holds the infrastructure contracts.
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TotalEnergies said the move will not affect its other business operations in Singapore. “We remain committed to supporting the Singapore Green Plan and the region’s energy transition needs,” the company said in a statement cited by the Straits Times.
The exit reshapes Singapore’s charging market, where TotalEnergies currently accounts for about 13% of the country’s 11,282 charging stations.