French energy provider Sorégies has agreed to acquire BP’s fast-charging business in France, including more than 600 existing charging points and nearly 200 additional points under development. The transaction also covers charging equipment, transformer stations and the associated development, construction and operations team.
The deal includes 32 operational BP Pulse sites with more than 600 charging points, along with 14 sites under development that are expected to add nearly 200 further points. Sorégies said the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026. The purchase price has not been disclosed.
Network Covers Motorways And Commercial Sites
BP Pulse’s French network extends beyond BP-branded fuel stations. The company operates charging sites at motorway service areas as well as retail and commercial locations.
Existing locations include charging sites along the A10, A11 and A71 motorways, as well as charging facilities serving shopping centres and other commercial sites.
The acquisition will give Sorégies a larger geographic presence in France. The energy provider, which is based in Poitiers, currently operates more than 1,000 charging points across the Vienne and Indre departments.
Sorégies plans to invest more than €100 million in electromobility by 2030. Following the acquisition, the company aims to become one of France’s 10 largest fast-charging operators for charging infrastructure with power outputs above 100 kW.
BP Pulse Employees To Join Sorégies
Employees involved in the development, construction and operation of the acquired BP Pulse network will transfer to Sorégies and join its Sorégies Mobilités subsidiary.
The charging sites will subsequently operate under Sorégies’ Alterna énergie brand.
The transaction follows Sorégies’ acquisition of Vattenfall’s French energy supply business through Alterna énergie in April.
BP Continues European Mobility Divestments
The French transaction is the latest in a series of European mobility asset disposals by BP as the company implements a previously announced divestment programme valued at $20 billion.
In the Netherlands, BP is selling around 300 fuel stations and its BP Pulse business to Catom. In Austria, BP is transferring 250 fuel stations together with charging infrastructure and its fleet business to Volenergy.
BP continues to operate its charging business in Germany through Aral Pulse. The network currently comprises more than 4,000 charging points at almost 600 locations.
Aral Pulse also began construction of megawatt charging system (MCS) sites for heavy-duty electric trucks in Germany in 2026.
The Sorégies transaction is expected to transfer ownership of the French BP Pulse network by the end of 2026, subject to completion of the deal.
