Electra opens hundredth fast charging point in the Netherlands with new location in Veenendaal
French fast-charge point operator Electra has opened a new charging location with six fast-charge points in Veenendaal, Utrecht. This opening also marks Electra’s 100th fast-charging point in the Netherlands.
The new charging location was opened at The Wave office building in Veenendaal, right at the exit of the A12 motorway, and features six fast charging points with a capacity of up to 400 kW. Present at the opening were, among others, Louis-Charles Mosseray, General Manager Benelux at Electra, Baerte de Brey, Vice President E-mobility Europe, and Marco Verloop, alderman of the municipality of Veenendaal.
“With the opening of our latest fast charging station, we are firmly heading towards our goal of one hundred Dutch stations by 2030. Instead of an obstacle, we see the current grid congestion as an opportunity to prove that our technology can accelerate the transition to electric mobility,” Mosseray said.
Bypassing grid congestion
The opening of a new charging station in the province of Utrecht follows briefly on the news that a connection freeze applies here and that businesses and households cannot apply for a new or upgraded connection from 1 July for the time being . Electra reports that thanks to the installation of advanced battery systems at the sites, it is managing to bypass the current grid congestion. “By storing energy locally in advanced battery systems, the charging station acts as a buffer: the battery charges during quiet times and discharges at peak times. This enables cars to charge at maximum speed without overloading the grid.”
Read our interview with Louis-Charles Mosseray, General Manager of Electra, here: ‘By 2028, we will be playing for the care spots’
Currently, Electra has 13 locations in the Netherlands. In the coming years, the company also plans to invest in the rollout of fast-charging infrastructure at the 288 service stations along motorways in the Netherlands. The licences for these service stations are to be auctioned from 2027; the Lower House will soon discuss legislation to make that possible.
Electra also operates in nine other European countries and has developed more than 640 charging stations with nearly 4,000 charging points.
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