This funding is part of the 422 million euros designated to improve the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), facilitating the installation of 3,744 new charging points, of which 2,074 will be for light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and 1,670 for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs).
Milence leads with the largest funding allocation
The largest recipient of funding is Milence, which secured 93.8 million euros to install 492 charging points for electric trucks.
With a cost of 190,694 euros per unit, this investment aims to strengthen high-power charging infrastructure along key freight transport corridors in Europe.
E.ON’s mixed charging point strategy
E.ON, receiving 45.3 million euros, will implement a mixed strategy by installing 932 LDV chargers and 427 HDV chargers across multiple countries.
The average cost per charger is 113,457euros.
Funding allocation by company
Another notable recipient is Axionet, which, with 26.88 million euros, will focus on 96 LDV chargers and 400 HDV chargers in Romania.
However, its 230,988 euros per unit cost is the highest on the list, potentially reflecting ultra-fast charging technology investments or higher infrastructure costs in the region.
Meanwhile, BP Pulse secured 26.1 million euros to install 230 charging points exclusively for electric trucks, with a unit cost of 21,246 euros, the lowest among all operators.
This suggests a cost-optimisation strategy or the use of existing infrastructure.
Other key players in EV charging expansion
- Vulcan Energy, with 23.1 million euros, will focus its investment on 100 HDV charging points, with an average cost of 33,339 euros per unit. Its participation highlights the growing demand for long-haul transport infrastructure.
- Ignitis, receiving 16 million euros, is concentrating exclusively on LDV charging, with 500 charging points at an average cost of 54,194 euros per unit.
- Repsol, with 6.48 million euros, will deploy 286 LDV charging points and 19 HDV chargers, with power capacities of up to 300 kilowatts for HDVs. The 32,000 euros per unit cost reflects its focus on fast-charging solutions within its service station network.
- Electra, securing 5.28 million euros, will install 260 LDV charging points and just two for HDVs, at an average cost of 20,153 euros per unit, the lowest across all funded operators.
A multimillion-euro boost for electric mobility
With this funding, the European Union reaffirms its commitment to transport electrification, with a strong emphasis on heavy-duty vehicle charging, a key factor in decarbonising the logistics sector.
However, the significant variations in cost per charger across different operators highlight the diverse challenges in charging infrastructure development across countries, from installation costs to power capacity.
As these projects progress, it will be crucial to assess investment efficiency, implementation speed, and the integration of these stations within the TEN-T network.
With the 2050 climate neutrality goal, these investments will be vital in ensuring that Europe remains at the forefront of the transition towards sustainable mobility.
EU Allocates €422 Million to Boost Charging Infrastructure
The European Union (EU) is allocating nearly 422 million euros to 39 projects that will deploy alternative fuels supply infrastructure along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), contributing to decarbonisation.
These projects have been selected under the first cut-off deadline of the 2024-2025 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU funding programme supporting European transport infrastructure.
With this selection, the AFIF will support approximately 2,500 electric recharging points for light-duty vehicles and 2,400 for heavy-duty vehicles along the European TEN-T road network, 35 hydrogen refuelling stations for cars, trucks and buses, the electrification of ground handling services in eight airports, the greening of nine ports and two ammonia and methanol bunkering facilities.
Following EU Member States’ approval of the selected projects on 4 February 2025, the European Commission will adopt the award decision in the coming months, after which the results will become definitive.
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has started the preparation of the grant agreements with the beneficiaries of successful projects.
Background
The second phase of the AFIF (2024-2025) was launched on 29 February 2024 with a total budget of one billion euros: 780 million euros under the general envelope and 220 million euros under the cohesion envelope.
Its goal is to support objectives set out in the Regulation for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR) regarding publicly accessible electric recharging pools and hydrogen refuelling stations across the EU’s main transport corridors and hubs, as well as the objectives set in the ReFuelEU aviation and the FuelEU maritime regulations.
The call for proposals covers the roll-out of alternative fuels supply infrastructure for road, maritime, inland waterway and air transport.
It supports recharging stations, hydrogen refuelling stations, electricity supply and ammonia and methanol bunkering facilities.
The call remains open for applications and the next cut-off deadline is 11 June 2025.
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