More than 5 thousand charging stations for electric vehicles will appear in Minsk until 2030

By 2030, more than 5 thousand charging stations for electric vehicles will appear in Minsk. This was announced today, September 25, the Chairman of the Committee of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Minsk City Executive Committee Viktor Gutko during the 21st session of the Minsk City Council of Deputies with the participation of the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Vladimir Kukharev, reports sb.by.

Victor Gutko informed that the appearance of the document submitted for approval was preceded by a lot of work on the implementation of the Decree “On stimulating the use of electric vehicles”.

- The concept of charging infrastructure development is primarily formed taking into account the peculiarities of the capital. It also determines the procedure for the placement of charging stations, taking into account the developed urban planning documentation, the technical possibility of providing electricity, as well as the environmental component and proximity to objects of gravity, places of residence and recreation of citizens, said Viktor Gutko.

As of July 1, according to contracts concluded with power supply organizations, there are about 1.3 thousand charging stations of various capacities in the city. Charging stations up to 44 kW, the charging time of which is from two to eight hours, as a rule, are installed in places of prolonged parking of electric vehicles: in residential areas, near hotels, office buildings and other public facilities. Fast – up to 170 kW – and charging time from 30 minutes to two hours, as well as super-fast (more than 170 kW), allowing you to charge the car in 10-20 minutes, are installed near transport hubs with intensive traffic flows, at gas stations, at shopping centers, at interception parking lots.

The concept of charging infrastructure development is planned that about 70 percent of the total number of stations will be fast and superfast. Victor Gutko added that as of July 1, 2026, more than 30,000 electric vehicles were registered in Minsk.