Public Power Corporation, or PPC, plans to install 106 fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle charging points across Greece and Romania as part of an EU-supported infrastructure expansion programme.
The charging network will be deployed at 34 locations positioned along major European transport corridors within the trans-European transport network, or TEN-T.
The expansion forms part of the Extended Electric Route Eastern Europe BlueRoute 4E initiative, which aims to accelerate electric mobility adoption and support transport decarbonisation in Eastern Europe.
The project is receiving up to €3.42 million in support from the European Union through the Connecting Europe Facility and the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency.
PPC entered the Romanian charging market in 2023 through its acquisition of Enel Romania, formerly part of Italy’s Enel Group.
Under the PPC blue charging brand, the company plans to locate all charging sites within three kilometres of a TEN-T motorway exit.
Most locations are expected to feature one charging station with two charging points, while some sites will include two stations with a total of four charging points.
According to PPC, 98 charging points will offer at least 150 kW of charging power for passenger electric vehicles, while eight charging points will support heavy-duty electric transport with outputs of at least 350 kW.
Miltiadis Babilis, chief e-mobility officer at PPC Group, said the new programme builds on the company’s earlier Blue Route 3E project.
“Building on the successful implementation of the CEF-funded project East Europe Electric Route (Blue Route 3E), PPC blue is advancing to the next phase of its strategy with the launch of the Blue Route 4E programme in Greece and Romania accelerating the transition to electric mobility and connecting Eastern Europe to the European alternative fuels infrastructure network,” Babilis said.
“As a natural step in the development of charging infrastructure, Blue Route 4E involves the deployment of strategically located high-power charging stations for LDVs & HDVs,” he added.
Andreea-Dana Popescu, managing director of PPC blue Romania, said the programme involves both infrastructure construction and grid integration work.
“The implementation of the project involves complex construction works, the installation of the stations and their connection to the electrical networks,” Popescu said.
“We are building a robust, reliable and future-proof network that meets the growing expectations of our customers,” she added.
