More electric car charging points

Mobi.E , the entity managing the electric mobility network, has launched a new international tender for the installation and operation of 40 charging stations, out of a total of 80 points, for electric vehicles. The equipment will be located in 18 municipalities that have expressed interest in joining.

In this second phase of the “Electric Streets” initiative, the budget is €540,000, out of a total of €2.3 million that were not used in the initial phase, funds co-financed by the Environmental Fund.

In a statement, Mobi.E said that the “initiative aims to provide charging stations on the streets of urban, residential or commercial areas, where buildings without their own parking predominate, creating the necessary conditions for residents of these areas to be able to acquire electric vehicles”.

“It is also a way of raising awareness among municipalities about the central role they play in the transition to sustainable mobility, encouraging them to create procedures to reinforce the public charging network”, says the entity managing the electric mobility network.

In Paços de Ferreira, four charging stations will be installed, while Mirandela and Ourém will receive three stations each. The infrastructure reinforcement will also include two stations in another 15 municipalities. Namely: Borba, Carregal do Sal, Castanha da Pêra, Constança, Crato, Fundão, Marvão, Mora, Ceramistas, Santa Cruz das Flores, Sertã, Sousel, Tábua

Each of these devices will have a power of 22 kW, with two charging points at the same time, and should allow charging without the need for a prior contract with an electricity supplier for electric mobility.

The bidding process establishes a 30-day period, until March 21, for charging point operators (OPC) to submit their proposals through the public procurement platform AcinGov. The stations are expected to begin operating by the end of this year.

The first phase of the project is currently being implemented and involves the installation of a total of 156 charging stations (312 points) in 62 municipalities. The lots, which were put out to tender last September, were awarded to EDP Comercial , Wowplug, Ecoinside, Mota-Engil Renewing , Galp and Wenea.