Pakistan, March 12 -- The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has raised concerns over the government's mandatory electric vehicle (EV) charging requirements at petroleum retail outlets, calling for a review of directives that tie K-Form issuance and new retail outlet approvals to EV charger availability.

In a letter to Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervez Malik, the OCAC highlighted operational and commercial challenges faced by oil marketing companies (OMCs) under the New Energy Vehicles (NEV) policy. While expressing support for the government's long-term vision of cleaner energy and environmental sustainability, the council noted that OMCs were not consulted during the policy's formulation.

Under current regulations, OMCs are expect...