Iberdrola and BP to install megawatt chargers in Spain

The partners say the first MCS chargers with a capacity of 1,200 kW will be installed in 2024, initially at the Disfrimur site near Murcia and subsequently also at another company site in San Isidro near Alicante. Spanish company Power Electronics will provide the hardware.

As reported, Iberdrola plans to build the first “Mediterranean corridor” for purely electric heavy goods transport with Disfrimur. According to a statement from Disfrimur last year, the first electric truck stations with 180 kW of power have already been installed in Murcia and Alicante as part of the project and “MCS chargers with 1,200 kW of power will be available at both locations by 2024”.

Iberdrola is a major beneficiary of the latest EU funding round as part of the AFIF tender, receiving around 50 million euros. Together with BP, the energy company wants to drive the energy and transport transition on the Iberian Peninsula. With this in mind, the two companies intend to invest up to one billion euros in fast-charging infrastructure in Spain and Portugal by 2025 through a joint venture. By this time, around 5,000 fast and ultra-fast charging points are planned.

Regarding the “Mediterranean corridor” for purely electric heavy goods transport, the partners are not only planning to install charging stations at Disfrimur’s logistics centres in Sangonera La Seca (Murcia) and San Isidro (Alicante), but also along the Mediterranean itself and at other Disfrimur logistics locations, so that the entire 450-kilometre route from Benicarló (Castellón province) to Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia region) can be implemented as an emission-free freight transport route.

murcia.com, elperiodicodelaenergia.com, aedive.es, disfrimur.com (all in Spanish)