The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has just announced 50 locations eligible to install electric motorbike battery exchange cabinets on sidewalks in wards and communes: Binh Hung Hoa, An Lac, Phu Tho Hoa, Phu Thanh, Tan Hung, Nha Be, Linh Xuan, Hiep Binh, Thu Duc and Cat Lai.
The Department of Construction requires enterprises installing battery exchange cabinets to comply with the instructions in Official Dispatch No. 2482/SXD-BTKT dated January 22, 2026. Based on the list of roads and locations that meet the announced conditions, enterprises develop appropriate installation, operation and exploitation plans.
To be implemented, businesses need to complete dossiers requesting temporary sidewalk use permits, send them to the Department of Construction through postal services or online on the public service portal. At the same time, the unit must fully fulfill financial obligations related to fees for using roads and sidewalks according to regulations.
In case of construction on the sidewalk, businesses must carry out additional procedures to apply for a Construction Permit before deploying in the field and putting the project into operation.
The Department of Construction also assigned the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Management and Technical Infrastructure Center to continue reviewing the road traffic infrastructure system, proposing to add locations where battery exchange cabinets can be installed in the near future. This unit is also responsible for guiding and resolving recommendations and problems arising during the implementation process.
Previously, in early February 2026, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction announced the first 52 locations eligible to install electric motorbike battery exchange cabinets on sidewalks, concentrated in Saigon, Hoa Hung, Tan Hoa, Vuon Lai, Binh Hung Hoa, Dien Hong, An Lac and Tan Tao wards.
In 2026, Great Wealth Trading and Service Co., Ltd. and V-Green Global Charging Station Development Joint Stock Company plan to install 20,000 battery exchange cabinets in the city, creating an infrastructure platform to serve the process of converting vehicles to electricity.
The city requires battery exchange cabinets to ensure common use and technical compatibility between many car brands. Charging trunk design needs to be flexible in size, support a variety of battery types or apply an open connection protocol, avoiding infrastructure monopoly.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, from 2029, the city will convert 100% of motorbikes and mopeds participating in technology transportation of passengers and goods to using electricity or green energy, with an estimated scale of about 400,000 vehicles.
It is forecasted that by 2030, Ho Chi Minh City will have about 1.2 million electric motorbikes circulating. To meet the needs of charging and replacing batteries, the city needs to develop more than 25,000 charging poles and public battery exchange cabinets.
