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Electric Vehicle Charging Station

ู…ุญุทุฉ ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ

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๐Ÿ› DEWA ยท RTA Dubai ยท Abu Dhabi DoT ยท Al Sa’fat
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช UAE Regulatory Context

50%
UAE EV Target by 2050
3 Levels
EV Charging Speed Categories
IEC 61851
EV Charging Station Standard
DEWA
UAE EV Green Charger Operator
English Term
Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Arabic Term
ู…ุญุทุฉ ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ

Authority / Standard
DEWA ยท RTA Dubai ยท Abu Dhabi DoT ยท Al Sa’fat

Key Standards
Al Sa’fat ยท LEED LT Credit ยท IEC 61851 ยท UAE EV Green Charger Programme ยท OCPP

Tags
EV ChargingDEWAAl Sa’fatSustainable TransportNet ZeroUAE EV Strategy
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English Definition

Infrastructure installed in buildings and car parks to supply electrical energy for charging electric vehicles โ€” a mandatory green building provision under Al Sa’fat and UAE building codes, and a critical component of the UAE’s strategy to transition 50% of its vehicle fleet to electric by 2050.

EV Charging in the UAE Context

An Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station โ€” also called Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) โ€” is the infrastructure that provides electrical energy to charge the batteries of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. As the UAE implements its strategy to electrify a significant proportion of its vehicle fleet by 2050, EV charging infrastructure in buildings has moved from an optional amenity to a mandatory provision in new commercial and residential developments โ€” driven by both Al Sa’fat green building requirements and the UAE’s broader transport decarbonisation agenda.

EV Charging Levels and Technologies

EV charging equipment is classified into three levels based on charging speed and power output. Level 1 (AC Slow Charging): standard 230V single-phase supply, typically 2โ€“3 kW, using a standard domestic socket outlet. Delivers approximately 15โ€“25 km of range per hour of charging โ€” suitable only for overnight residential charging and rarely specified in UAE commercial buildings. Level 2 (AC Fast Charging): 230V single-phase or 400V three-phase supply, typically 7โ€“22 kW, using a dedicated EVSE unit with Type 2 connector (the standard in the UAE per IEC 62196). Delivers 40โ€“130 km of range per hour โ€” the standard specification for commercial building car parks, workplace charging, and hotel charging bays. Level 3 (DC Rapid/Fast Charging): direct current charging at 50โ€“350 kW, using CCS or CHAdeMO connector standards. Delivers 200โ€“800+ km of range per hour โ€” appropriate for public charging hubs, motorway service areas, and fleet depot charging facilities, but typically not specified in individual building car parks due to high capital cost and electrical infrastructure demand.

UAE Regulatory Requirements and Green Building Credits

EV charging provision is required under Al Sa’fat for commercial buildings achieving defined star ratings โ€” typically specifying that a minimum percentage of car park spaces (commonly 5โ€“10% for commercial buildings) must be equipped with Level 2 EVSE or conduit provision for future installation. This requirement aligns with UAE building code provisions progressively mandating EV readiness across new construction. DEWA’s EV Green Charger programme โ€” launched in 2014 โ€” has established a network of public charging points across Dubai and provides a framework for building owners to install and operate building-based EV chargers connected to DEWA’s grid.

Under LEED v4.1 Location and Transportation (LT), EV charging provision earns credits under the Green Vehicles category โ€” rewarding buildings that provide dedicated EV charging spaces as a proportion of total parking. Integration of EV charging management with the building’s BMS enables smart charging โ€” scheduling charging sessions during off-peak electricity tariff periods and managing the aggregate EV load to prevent peak demand exceedances that would trigger demand charges. Solar PV generation can be paired with EV charging to enable clean, on-site renewable energy to power building-integrated EV charging โ€” contributing simultaneously to the building’s renewable energy credits and transport sustainability credentials under both Al Sa’fat and LEED.

Arabic / ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ
ุงู„ุชุนุฑูŠู ุจุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช

ุจู†ูŠุฉ ุชุญุชูŠุฉ ู…ูุฑูƒูŽู‘ุจุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุจุงู†ูŠ ูˆู…ูˆุงู‚ู ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ู„ุชูˆููŠุฑ ุงู„ุทุงู‚ุฉ ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ู„ุดุญู† ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุจุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ โ€” ุญูƒู… ุฅู„ุฒุงู…ูŠ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุจุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุฎุถุฑุงุก ุจู…ูˆุฌุจ ุงู„ุณุนูุงุช ูˆูƒูˆุฏุงุช ุงู„ุจู†ุงุก ุงู„ุฅู…ุงุฑุงุชูŠุฉุŒ ูˆู…ูƒูˆู‘ู† ู…ุญูˆุฑูŠ ููŠ ุงุณุชุฑุงุชูŠุฌูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฅู…ุงุฑุงุช ู„ุชุญูˆูŠู„ 50% ู…ู† ุฃุณุทูˆู„ู‡ุง ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุจูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุก ุจุญู„ูˆู„ 2050.

ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุณูŠุงู‚ ุงู„ุฅู…ุงุฑุงุชูŠ

ู…ุญุทุฉ ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ุจู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชุญุชูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชูˆูุฑ ุงู„ุทุงู‚ุฉ ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ู„ุดุญู† ุจุทุงุฑูŠุงุช ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุจุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ู‡ุฌูŠู†ุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุงุจู„ุฉ ู„ู„ุฅุดุนุงู„. ูˆู…ุน ุชู†ููŠุฐ ุงู„ุฅู…ุงุฑุงุช ุงุณุชุฑุงุชูŠุฌูŠุชู‡ุง ู„ุชูƒู‡ุฑูŠุจ ู†ุณุจุฉ ูƒุจูŠุฑุฉ ู…ู† ุฃุณุทูˆู„ู‡ุง ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุจูŠ ุจุญู„ูˆู„ 2050ุŒ ุงู†ุชู‚ู„ุช ุงู„ุจู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชุญุชูŠุฉ ู„ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุจุงู†ูŠ ู…ู† ู…ูŠุฒุฉ ุงุฎุชูŠุงุฑูŠุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุญูƒู… ุฅู„ุฒุงู…ูŠ ููŠ ุงู„ุชุทูˆูŠุฑุงุช ุงู„ุชุฌุงุฑูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณูƒู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ.

ู…ุณุชูˆูŠุงุช ุงู„ุดุญู† ูˆุชู‚ู†ูŠุงุชู‡

ุชูุตู†ูŽู‘ู ู…ุนุฏุงุช ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ู…ุณุชูˆูŠุงุช ุจุญุณุจ ุณุฑุนุฉ ุงู„ุดุญู† ูˆุฅุฎุฑุงุฌ ุงู„ุทุงู‚ุฉ. ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆู‰ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„: ุดุญู† ุจุทูŠุก ุจุณุฑุนุฉ 2โ€“3 ูƒูŠู„ูˆูˆุงุท. ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆู‰ ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ: ุดุญู† ุณุฑูŠุน ุจุณุฑุนุฉ 7โ€“22 ูƒูŠู„ูˆูˆุงุทุŒ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุนูŠุงุฑ ุงู„ู‚ูŠุงุณูŠ ู„ู…ูˆุงู‚ู ุงู„ู…ุจุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุชุฌุงุฑูŠุฉ ูˆู…ูˆุงู‚ุน ุงู„ุนู…ู„ ูˆุจูŠูˆุช ุงู„ุถูŠุงูุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุฅู…ุงุฑุงุช. ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆู‰ ุงู„ุซุงู„ุซ: ุดุญู† ุณุฑูŠุน ู„ู„ุชูŠุงุฑ ุงู„ู…ุณุชู…ุฑ ุจุณุฑุนุฉ 50โ€“350 ูƒูŠู„ูˆูˆุงุทุŒ ู…ู†ุงุณุจ ู„ู…ุญุทุงุช ุงู„ุดุญู† ุงู„ุนุงู….

ุงู„ู…ุชุทู„ุจุงุช ุงู„ุชู†ุธูŠู…ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฅู…ุงุฑุงุชูŠุฉ ูˆู†ู‚ุงุท ุงู„ู…ุจุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุฎุถุฑุงุก

ูŠูุดุชุฑุท ุชูˆููŠุฑ ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ุจู…ูˆุฌุจ ู†ุธุงู… ุงู„ุณุนูุงุช ู„ู„ู…ุจุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุชุฌุงุฑูŠุฉ ุงู„ุญุงุตู„ุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ุชู‚ูŠูŠู…ุงุช ู†ุฌูˆู… ู…ุญุฏุฏุฉ โ€” ุนุงุฏุฉู‹ ุจุชุญุฏูŠุฏ ู†ุณุจุฉ ุฏู†ูŠุง ู…ู† ู…ูˆุงู‚ู ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช (5โ€“10% ุนุงุฏุฉู‹ ู„ู„ู…ุจุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุชุฌุงุฑูŠุฉ) ู…ูุฌู‡ูŽู‘ุฒุฉ ุจู…ุนุฏุงุช EVSE ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆู‰ ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ. ูˆุจู…ูˆุฌุจ LEED v4.1ุŒ ูŠูƒุณุจ ุชูˆููŠุฑ ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ู†ู‚ุงุทุงู‹ ุถู…ู† ูุฆุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุจุงุช ุงู„ุฎุถุฑุงุก. ูˆูŠูุชูŠุญ ุฏู…ุฌ ุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ุดุญู† ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ูƒู‡ุฑุจุงุฆูŠุฉ ู…ุน BMS ุงู„ู…ุจู†ู‰ ุงู„ุดุญู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฐูƒูŠ โ€” ุฌุฏูˆู„ุฉ ุฌู„ุณุงุช ุงู„ุดุญู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ูุชุฑุงุช ุงู„ุชุนุฑูุฉ ุฎุงุฑุฌ ุงู„ุฐุฑูˆุฉ.

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