Charging offensive in Scandinavia: Kempower and Plugit join forces

Finnish companies Kempower and Plugit are joining forces to expand the charging infrastructure for electric cars and electric trucks in the Nordic countries. As part of the deal, Plugit will procure turnkey Kempower charging solutions—for its own charging parks and for third-party customers.

Plugit kempower skandinavien ladestation — Image: Kempower

This month, both companies signed a distribution and service agreement, under which Plugit will deploy Kempower’s charging solutions and distribute them to its customers. In the first phase of the collaboration, 15 sites have already been commissioned in Finland. A highlight of this phase is the installation of Finland’s first public megawatt charging system (MCS) by Kempower near the port of Hamina-Kotka. In the newly agreed second phase, Kempower and Plugit plan to open an additional 15 to 20 sites in Finland, Sweden, and France, where another Plugit partner, the charging station operator Bump, will offer Kempower’s fast-charging solutions.

“The partnership will see a number of both passenger car and truck charging locations launched over the coming years,” the companies confirmed. In parallel, Kempower and Plugit intend to collaborate on research and development projects, focusing on intelligent booking systems, energy management, truck guidance systems, and pilot projects for charging hardware.

“We’re excited to already be building momentum with our work alongside Kempower, with 15 successful projects already delivered,” said René Graichen, Chief Operating Officer at Plugit. “Combining Kempower’s technology and Plugit’s expertise in leading EV charging projects helps us to provide both quality service and solutions – essential foundations for a successful charging business and enabling the electrification of both passenger vehicles and trucks.”

Erik Kanerva, Sales Director for Northern Europe at Kempower, commented: “Partnering with Plugit helps us to deliver reliable and robust fast charging sites at scale across the Nordics – something that is vital if we are to accelerate the transition and support the infrastructure rollout. We are proud that together we brought the first public MCS truck charging site to Finland, an important milestone and symbol of the turning point we’re at.”

For nearly two years, Kempower has been accepting orders for its megawatt charging system. The product combines up to two 600 kW power units, which can deliver a total output of 1.2 megawatts, with charging stations of the ‘Kempower Mega Satellite’ type. The charging station can be equipped either with an MCS connector for up to 1.2 MW or with up to two CCS connectors, each capable of delivering up to 560 kW. Initial sites in Norway, Denmark and Sweden are already using the system with MCS connectors in depot applications. As mentioned, Finland now also has a public 1.2 MW charging station of this type in operation. The port location was inaugurated in December.

kempower.com, plugit.fi