OMV Petrom completes network of 384 fast-charging points

Romanian energy company OMV Petrom has installed 384 fast-charging points at 92 locations in Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania as part of an EU-funded major project. Approximately a quarter of the investment volume was covered by the EU.

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The new charging locations are situated along the TEN-T corridor between Bratislava, Budapest, Oradea and Cluj-Napoca. With the commissioning of the 384 fast-charging points, OMV Petrom has now completed the project. The initiative was announced by the Bucharest-based energy company OMV Petrom as early as 2023. At the time, the plan was to install over 400 high-power charging points, each with a capacity of 150kW, across three Eastern European countries. With 384 units now in place, the final number is slightly lower than originally planned.

The charging points are distributed across the three countries as follows: Romania hosts the bulk of the new network, with 304 charging points at 74 locations. Hungary has 28 charging points at seven locations, while Slovakia features 52 charging points at eleven locations. The implementation was carried out by a consortium led by OMV Petrom, which included its national subsidiaries OMV Hungária KFT and OMV Slovensko. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) also acted as a partner.

At the time of contract signing, the total project volume amounted to around €40 million, with up to €12 million expected to be covered by grants from the European Union for Romania under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The project aims to contribute to the EU’s goal of “developing an interoperable alternative fuels infrastructure along TEN-T corridors, enabling cross-border travel and supporting transport decarbonization.”

Radu Căprău, Member of the OMV Petrom Executive Board and responsible for the Refining and Marketing division, commented: “We have rapidly scaled up our network, from about 120 charging points in 2022 to around 1,500 today across the region. We are Romania’s leading mobility provider, and this project strengthens a key transit corridor, helping make electric mobility a practical option for drivers. As electric vehicles market is still developing, public funding remains essential to support infrastructure expansion and its economic viability.”

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