TNB Electron activates 240kW DC charger at R&R Rawang Northbound
- ID
- 29145
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 28 Sep 2026, 2:07 AM
- Fetched
- 28 Sep 2026, 12:16 PM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/09/28/tnb-electron-rnr-rawang-north-240kw-live/
- Source URL
- https://soyacincau.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 28 Sep 2026, 12:16 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersstartup_founders
What happened
TNB Electron has activated a 240kW DC charger at R&R Rawang Northbound, comprising two charging bays served by a single Autel DC unit, with on-site payment via an integrated JuiceUp card terminal. The site was first announced by TNB in early 2023 but construction only started in late 2025 per PlugShare photos. Free charging runs from 12:00 PM on 28 September until 11:59 PM on 29 September 2026, after which the standard rate of RM1.50 per kWh applies.
Why it matters
If you build anything that depends on Malaysian EV charging coverage or pricing — route planners, fleet tools, or charging-cost calculators — this adds one 240kW northbound stop on the Rawang route at a known RM1.50 per kWh, and the announcement-to-activation gap (early 2023 to September 2026) is a concrete data point on how slow CPO rollouts actually are when you plan around them. For most developers and SaaS founders, nothing here requires a change; it is local infrastructure news rather than a tooling or platform shift.
Discussion angle
Three-and-a-half years from TNB's early-2023 announcement to a single two-bay charger going live: is Malaysia's charging rollout fast enough for anyone building products that assume nationwide coverage, and does RM1.50 per kWh change how you'd model EV operating costs?