More than 1,000 ChargEco public EV charging points start moving to the SP Mobility network from today, 5 October 2026, and each one will need the SP app once it has switched over. Every charger is expected to be integrated by 31 December 2026, and the ChargEco app closes on 31 January 2027.
SP Mobility acquired ChargEco in a deal announced on 1 July. Until now, the two networks have run side by side, with separate apps and no cross-charging. Wallet top-ups in the ChargEco app stop after 31 October.
Which areas switch first
The work runs region by region. The months below are estimates, and the location tag on each charger in the ChargEco app carries the latest timing.
- October: Downtown Core, Geylang, Kallang, Marine Parade, Novena, Outram, Queenstown and Rochor
- October to November: Bedok and Bukit Merah
- November: Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Changi, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong West, Orchard, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Tampines, Toa Payoh, Woodlands and Yishun
Each carpark may lose charging for up to five hours while SP Mobility’s team does the upgrade. If a car is plugged in when the team arrives, SP Mobility calls the mobile number on the account, stops the session and waives any idle fee.
A converted charger carries SP Mobility stickers in place of the ChargEco branding. From that point it no longer works on the ChargEco app, and charging and payment go through the SP app. Chargers that have not been converted yet still run on the ChargEco app as before.
Accounts, history and wallet balances
ChargEco accounts do not move to the SP app automatically. Drivers without an SP account have to create one, and ChargEco charging history and receipts are not transferred, so any records worth keeping have to be saved from the ChargEco app before it closes.
Wallet charging still needs a minimum balance of S$3 to start a session, and the balance cannot be drawn below S$1, so a small leftover balance cannot pay for a charge. Refund requests are due by 30 November 2026, through ChargEco’s refund form, and are paid within 30 days to a bank account linked to PayNow. PayLah! refunds are not supported.
The S$2 plus 2 per cent processing fee is waived for requests made from 21 September 2026. The form stays open after the deadline, with proof of balance needed once the app has closed. From 1 December, ChargEco processes refunds automatically for eligible users who topped up by credit or debit card in the past year, or by other methods in the past 60 days. A credit or debit card can still be added in the ChargEco app to pay at chargers that have not moved yet.
S$5 in ChargeUP points for first-time SP users
Drivers using the SP app’s EV charging feature for the first time get 500 ChargeUP points, worth S$5, after a first charge of at least 10kWh between 21 September and 31 December 2026. The points are credited by the end of the following month, stay valid for a year and offset a later charging session.
Users who cannot earn ChargeUP points are left out. They include discounted fleet drivers such as taxi drivers on a corporate discount programme, corporate drivers on backend billing and members of other excluded loyalty programmes.
The ChargEco app stays open until 31 January 2027 so users can confirm that their wallet balance reads S$0.
