Enel X, the Enel Group’s energy services business line, has reached the full financial close for the AMBRA-Electrify Europe (AMBRA-E) project, which envisages the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Italy, Spain and Romania. The project is co-financed by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), as well as through Enel X’s own resources.

The AMBRA-E project, coordinated by Enel X and implemented by its Italian, Spanish and Romanian local companies, involves the deployment of more than 3,000 EV charging stations, specifically along seven Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Core Network Corridors, which include the main connection roads in Urban Nodes and along some Core Roads, and is expected to be completed by 2022.

The charging stations will become part of Enel X’s public charging infrastructure network in Italy, Spain and Romania, and will include Quick (up to 22 kW AC), Fast (up to 50 kW DC each) and Ultra-Fast charging points (up to 350 kW DC each). The whole network will be accessible to registered users through Enel X’s Juice Pass app or Enel X’s interoperability partners apps, and to non-registered users via ad hoc payments. The AMBRA-E project aims to reduce the charging times required for long distance trips through Italy, Spain and Romania, in order to bolster cross-border electric mobility.