EV charger installation

A home charger is a dedicated final circuit sized without diversity, one charger per circuit, on an RCD that can see DC leakage — Type A with a DC-detecting device, or Type B. That is the regulator's guidance since the 2024 amendments and it is what an Authorisation A or B electrician installs. On a 40 A single-phase supply a 7 kW charger is most of the house; if you charge while the oven and the air conditioning run, the site visit will tell you whether three-phase is the honest answer.

The tariff is the other half. Enemalta fits a separate EV meter beside the main one — €50 single-phase, €80 three-phase — and charging through it costs €0.1298 per unit off-peak (midnight to 6am, noon to 4pm, and all day Sunday). There is no home-charger grant in 2026; the vehicle grants are separate.

What this covers

• Load assessment of the existing supply and board
• Dedicated circuit from the board to the charger position, correctly sized and protected
• Type A + RDC-DD or Type B RCD protection to the regulator's guidance
• Supply of the charger, or installation of one you have bought
• The ARMS EV meter application and the certificate it needs

What it costs

We do not publish an installed price for the circuit: it depends on the run, the board and the supply, and no Maltese guide publishes one either. What is published is the hardware — a Wallbox Pulsar Plus at €699 and Würth wallboxes at €990 to €1,090 from Maltese suppliers — and Enemalta's EV meter at €50 or €80.

A band, not a quote: the low end is a straightforward job with clear access, the high end is the same job with the complications a site visit finds. Materials are included where the line says so.

How it works

You deal with us, not with the trade. We visit, we quote a fixed price, we bring in a REWS-authorised electrician from the CheckYourTraders-verified network, and we stand behind the work. One point of contact, one contract, one invoice — and a certificate at the end.

Questions people ask

Do I need permission to install a charger?

Not from REWS — private charging points on private property need no authorisation. You apply to ARMS for the EV meter, and Enemalta installs it, one per account.

Can I charge from an ordinary socket?

Mode 2 charging from a 13 A socket is allowed only from a socket marked for EV use; it is slow and it loads a general circuit for hours. A dedicated circuit is the proper answer.

Related

• Consumer units & fuse boardsA new board with RCD protection to the current regulations — the upgrade most older Maltese homes need first.
• Three-phase upgradesFrom a 40 A single-phase supply to three-phase — for villas, pools, workshops and multiple splits.
• Enemalta certification & new connectionsThe completion certificate, the schematic and ARMS Form A — the paperwork a meter, a sale or an insurer needs.

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