Alperia lowers charging prices in South Tyrol

The reduced charging prices at the state energy company Alperia should, therefore, also be seen as part of this subsidy package. Previously, the company charged €0.60/kWh at AC charging points and €0.89/kWh at DC chargers (which is more in line with the market). From 1 March, the tariffs will fall to €0.45/kWh (AC) and €0.55/kWh (DC). For Alperia electricity customers, there is another advantageous tariff with which the ‘Neogy’ network in South Tyrol can even be used from €0.35/kWh. Customers of Stadtwerke Bruneck and Brixen also receive the discounted offer. It is initially valid until the end of February 2026, as stated in the provincial government’s press release. However, these tariffs can only be used via the ‘EasyCharge’ offer from Alperia, where an activation fee of 25 euros is payable upon registration.

‘Considering that the price per kilowatt hour at public fast-charging points in Italy and Europe is between 0.60 and 0.90 euros, this is a significant price advantage,’ says Alperia General Director Luis Amort. ‘There are currently 339 Neogy public charging points installed or planned for the first half of 2025 in the country, twice as many charging points. In addition, there will be a further 116 charging points financed by the Pnrr2 fund by June 2026.’

With a target of 1,000 charging points in South Tyrol by the end of 2026, at least one charging point should be available in each of the 116 municipalities. With the expansion and reduced prices, South Tyrol not only wants to attract tourists with electric cars, but also convince its own population to switch to electric cars. To this end, there is not only a special subsidy (up to 4,000 euros for the purchase of a vehicle and 1,000 euros for the installation of a wallbox), but also information programmes. “According to studies, those who have already been in contact with electric vehicles are more likely to opt for them. Initiatives such as the E-Drive Day at the Safety Park address precisely this issue,” said Verena Schnitzer, Green Mobility Project Manager at STA – Südtiroler Transportstrukturen AG.

In South Tyrol, the proportion of new private registrations accounted for by electric cars was already 14.8 per cent – in Italy as a whole it was only 4.16 per cent. “The mobility sector is currently responsible for 44 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in South Tyrol,” emphasised Provincial Governor Arno Kompatscher. “The South Tyrol 2040 climate plan aims to reduce traffic with combustion engines by 40 per cent by increasing the proportion of electric vehicles.”

Martin Vallazza, Director of the Department for Mobility and Infrastructure, sees an opportunity for South Tyrol to become a pioneer in electromobility in Italy. ‘To achieve this, we need to further develop subsidies for e-mobility in a targeted manner, create incentives to switch to electric vehicles by offering favourable tariffs and further expand the charging infrastructure,’ says Vallazza. The province of South Tyrol alone provided 1.65 million euros for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2024 (2018: 87,000 euros). A total of 806,546 euros in contributions were paid out in 2024 for the installation of a total of 777 charging systems (2018: 75,449 euros for 77 charging systems).

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