SK Energy begins EV charging services

'EV charging facilities to be built at 190 filling stations by 2023'

By Jun Ji-hye

SK Energy will begin electric vehicle (EV) charging services at its filling stations nationwide Monday, aiming to expand this to 190 locations by the end of 2023, the company said Sunday.

The company said its services would contribute to expanding the nation's EV charging infrastructure and supply of eco-friendly cars.

The oil refiner said it would offer free EV charging services at 10 filling stations in Seoul, Busan, Daegu and seven other locations for three weeks to mark the beginning of the service.

The number of filling stations with EV charging facilities will increase from the current 10 to 20 by the end of the year and to 190 by the end of 2023, the company said.

SK Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Energy Agency and sTraffic in July to jointly push for eco-friendly energy business, and has since worked to build EV charging stations.

sTraffic is a transport infrastructure system provider.

“We will contribute to expanding the EV market and make SK Energy's filling stations available to customers with all kinds of cars,” said Lee Yoon-hee who heads the company's retail business unit.

“We will build EV charging facilities at 20 stations within the year and at 40 stations next year, and at 190 stations by the end of 2023.”