Ireland sets up €21 million charging grant

Ireland’s Department of Transport has announced the launch of a new €21m scheme to accelerate the development of high-powered EV charging infrastructure across Ireland’s road network.

In line with EU regulations, the scheme targets the motorway network, driving the installation of high-power recharging pools with 1200kW power output every 60 kilometres. The plan is to build at least four 150kW recharging points in each pool.

By the end of 2025, the grant aims to stimulate the private sector to provide a new recharging pool. The scheme targets publicly available facilities within a 3 km driving distance of the motorway network such as service area operators, hotels, and retail outlets.

“This will help ensure that we have pools of high-speed chargers at dependable distances along our road network. It will give assurance to EV drivers that they will have accessible and rapid charging facilities on their journeys, driving even further EV adoption and helping to reduce our emissions,” said Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, adding: “Ireland is perhaps more suited to EVs than many countries because more of us live in houses where we have space to charge at home. This gives us a huge advantage and signs on it, with over 110,000 EVs on the road already.”

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