Iran’s energy engineering group MAPNA has received an order for exports of electric vehicle (EV) chargers.

A senior MAPNA official said on Tuesday that the group will export 1,000 EV chargers to a country that he said is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the Eurasia region.

Mohammad Hossein Refan said that MAPNA is trying to expand its exports of EV chargers as part of efforts to scale up production and installation of such devices in Iran.

Refan said that a total of 414 EV chargers have already been installed inside 132 charging stations across Iran, adding that the stations are offering services to some 2,000 electric vehicle owners.

He said that some 5,000 more Iranian EV owners have been using home devices to charge their vehicles.

The remarks came during a ceremony in Tehran where MAPNA unveiled three new products related to its EV charging network in Iran.

The company said the new products will accelerate the deployment of EV chargers and will boost EV ownership in the country. 

The use of imported EVs has been on the rise in the capital Tehran and in other large cities amid a rapid process to electrify transport in Iran.

Iranian automotive companies have also accelerated their plans to manufacture electric cars. However, authorities have indicated that imports will increase to respond to the growing demand for EVs inside the country.

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