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Data Study · 2026

How many EV charging stations are in the Philippines?

We mapped 593 public charging stations across the country — and the picture is lopsided. Metro Manila alone holds 47.2% of them, charging thins out fast outside Luzon, and one region — BARMM — has none at all. Here's where every public charger is.

593
public stations mapped
47.2%
are in Metro Manila
120
DC fast chargers
5
regions with ≤3 stations

Every public EV charger in the Philippines

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593 geocoded stations. Tap Use my location to find the nearest.

EV charging is a Metro Manila story

Nearly half of every public charger in the Philippines sits in Metro Manila. Add CALABARZON and Central Luzon, and the top three regions hold the large majority of the country's charging. The further you drive from the capital, the thinner it gets — until it disappears.

Public EV charging stations by region, Philippines (2026)

Sources: DOE EVCS Locator, OpenChargeMap, Voltai. Red = ≤3 stations (emerging / desert).

The EV charging deserts

5 regions have three or fewer public charging stations. BARMM has none on record — the only region in the country with zero. Eastern Visayas and SOCCSKSARGEN have about one each. For an EV owner outside Luzon and a few city hubs, a long trip still means careful planning around scarce, mostly-AC chargers.

The full data: stations by region

RegionStationsDC fastSwap% of PH
Metro Manila280662947.2%
CALABARZON8118213.7%
Central Luzon6613011.1%
Central Visayas36506.1%
Ilocos Region35805.9%
Western Visayas23113.9%
Cordillera (CAR)16202.7%
Cagayan Valley15002.5%
Davao Region15402.5%
Northern Mindanao9001.5%
Bicol Region7101.2%
Zamboanga Peninsula4100.7%
MIMAROPA2100.3%
Caraga2000.3%
Eastern Visayas1000.2%
SOCCSKSARGEN1000.2%
BARMM (Bangsamoro)0000%

Methodology & sources

This is an aggregation of public data, captured June 2026. We combined three sources into one deduplicated, geocoded map (stations within ~150 m of each other are merged): the Department of Energy's EVCS Locator (the authoritative registry, our spine), OpenChargeMap (open community data, for independents), and operator locators such as Voltai (battery swap). We count distinct public stations (593 total; 561 plug-in + 32 battery-swap). The DOE separately reports ~1,694 charging points (individual connectors, including 528 two-wheeler battery-swap points) — a different unit. Regions follow the 17 official administrative regions. Spotted a station we missed or got wrong? Tell us — we update monthly.

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FAQs

How many EV charging stations are in the Philippines?
Our map plots 593 public charging locations nationwide, aggregated from the Department of Energy's EVCS registry, OpenChargeMap, and operator networks (2026). The DOE separately reports about 1,694 charging points across 316 accredited providers — that figure counts individual connectors (and includes 528 two-wheeler battery-swap points), whereas this map counts distinct public stations you can drive to.
Which region has the most EV charging stations?
Metro Manila, by far — 280 stations, 47.2% of every public charger in the country. Charging is heavily concentrated in Metro Manila and the surrounding Luzon regions (CALABARZON and Central Luzon).
Which regions have no or almost no EV charging?
BARMM (the Bangsamoro region) has no public charging stations on record at all. Eastern Visayas and SOCCSKSARGEN have roughly one each, and MIMAROPA and Caraga only a couple — these are the country's EV charging deserts.
How many of these are DC fast chargers?
120 of the 593 stations offer DC fast charging; the rest are slower AC chargers. DC fast charging is what makes longer EV road trips practical, and it is even more concentrated in Metro Manila than charging overall.
What's the difference between charging and battery swapping?
Plug-in charging refills your battery while it stays in the vehicle. Battery swapping trades a depleted battery for a charged one in a minute or two — but in the Philippines it's used almost entirely for e-motorcycles and e-tricycles, not cars. We include 32 swap locations, labelled separately.