Republic of Ireland’s (ROI) state-owned electricity company, Electricity Supply Board (ESB), has opened its latest electric vehicle (EV) high-powered charging hub at Blanchardstown Centre, in Dublin.
According to ESB, the new hub is now the biggest in Dublin accessible to all EV drivers, with four 200kW high-powered chargers that can charge eight EVs simultaneously and provide 100km (62 miles) of charge in six minutes.
Installed at the retail park just off the M50 and N3, the new chargers are in addition to existing high-power and fast chargers installed by ESB at Blanchardstown Centre in October 2021.
In total, ESB has delivered 19 new charging hubs over the past 12 months and upgraded chargepoints in several other locations, meaning the company has installed more 1,500 public chargepoints across the ROI.
ESB has also built 39 high-power charging hubs nationwide over the past two years, replaced more than 250 AC chargers with newer technology and upgraded a further 52 AC chargers to fast 50kW & 100kW chargers.
ESB’s head of e-mobility, John Byrne, said: ”This hub installation at Blanchardstown Centre marks a major milestone in extending the critical charging infrastructure available to the people of Dublin and beyond and will play a key role in helping Ireland reach its climate reduction targets.
“EVs are the fastest growing segment in the Irish car market so hubs like this are crucial for drivers and demonstrate our commitment to ensuring that the public charging network can support this growth.”
The charger installations are part of the ROI’s EV transition, which is regarded as critical in terms of meeting Ireland’s transport targets as laid out in the Irish government’s Climate Action Plan.
Achievements and innovations in EV charging infrastructure will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Nominations are open now! Please visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector.
