Enefit Volt, Estonia’s largest provider of electric vehicle charging services, has successfully secured four million euros from the sixth call of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to expand its network of ultra-rapid chargers in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Installing new charging points will strengthen Estonia’s position in the international charging network and support the European Union’s (EU) goal of ensuring the availability of ultra-rapid chargers every 60 kilometres along main roads, making travel by electric vehicle more convenient.
New charging points
Enefit will install a total of 50 new charging points under the support measure: 3 in Estonia, 6 in Latvia, 16 in Lithuania and 25 in Poland. Each location will be equipped with up to two 320 kW ultra-rapid chargers, enabling up to four electric vehicles to charge simultaneously, with a minimum power output of 150 kW per vehicle.
As a result of previous successful calls for proposals, Estonia’s main road network is already densely covered, which is why the current investment will be directed primarily towards Lithuania and Poland. The new chargers will be installed in areas where the EU-required 60 km distance between chargers has not yet been met, helping to ensure smoother and safer travel by electric vehicle.
Connecting Estonia with Europe
Enefit’s goal is to provide electric vehicle users with convenient and accessible charging services across Europe. ‘We want Estonia to be part of Europe’s core electric transport network, and for travelling from Estonia to Germany by electric vehicle to be as easy as it is with an internal combustion engine car,’ said Jaanus Riiner, Business Development Manager at Enefit Volt.
‘We are installing the new charging points along strategically important main roads, namely the TEN-T corridor, which is of key importance for mobility in Europe. This ensures that drivers of electric vehicles are not required to make significant detours in order to charge,’ Riiner added.
Previous investments and the future
Enefit has previously participated in two CEF calls for proposals, receiving over three million euros in funding. The current four-million-euro grant will enable further expansion of the charging network and strengthen the electric transport infrastructure in Estonia and neighbouring countries.
The installation of ultra-rapid chargers will continue until the end of 2027. At present, Enefit Volt’s public charging network comprises approximately 610 charging stations across all its home markets. The goal is to increase the number of chargers to over one thousand by the end of this year.
