Construction of electricity recharging stations with super chargers along the TEN-T road network in Greece

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The European Green Deal calls for a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transport, the aim being for the EU to become a climate neutral economy by 2050, while also working towards a zero-pollution ambition. The transport sector is still vastly reliant on fossil fuels. Boosting the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) is a priority objective in the quest to make road transport more sustainable. The actual lack of infrastructure for EV is an important obstacle to development of the subsequent market. Public intervention stimulating the implementation of EV infrastructure is therefore necessary. The Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and the Proposal for a Regulation on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR), repealing the above mentioned defines a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the European Union in order to minimise dependence on oil and to mitigate the environmental impact of transport. It sets out minimum requirements for the building-up of alternative fuels infrastructure, including networks of standardised multi-standard charging points with non-discriminatory access for Electric Vehicles (EV). The Action aims at contributing to the climate change mitigation, while increasing efficiency and improving transport services to citizens and freight customers. A total of 39 charging stations for electric vehicles will be installed, 24 of which with a minimum power output of 180 kW dedicated to Light Duty Electric Vehicles (LDV) and 15 with a minimum power output of 360 kW for Heavy Duty Electric Vehicles (HDV). The Action focuses on the provision of electricity as an alternative fuel for passenger cars, and the optimisation of the available infrastructure along the TEN-T road network. With this objective, the Action will purchase and install vehicles chargers in existing refuelling stations located on critical points of the TEN-T road network in Greece, construct medium voltage electric substations with a minimum power capacity of 600kVA to enable the technical interconnection of each charger to the grid and finalise all the relevant processes to ensure commercial operation of the charging stations. The main objective of this project is therefore to implement a reliable network of publicly accessible recharging stations for LDV and HDV to allow electric charging along the TEN-T road networks in Greece. The objective will be achieved with the deployment of 39 charging stations with 39 recharging points, with a minimum power output of 150 kW for 24 points (for LDV) and 350 kW for 15 points (for HDV) in 39 locations and with a minimum grid connection of 600 kVA each, fully operational and 24/7 available for consumers. Each of the charging stations will provide non-discriminatory access and ad hoc payment system to the users. The text of this Grant Agreement follows the following definitions: - Recharging station means a physical installation at a single location, consisting of one or more recharging points. - Recharging point means an interface that allows for the transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle, which, whilst it may have one or several connectors to accommodate different connector types, is capable of recharging only one electric vehicle at a time. - Connector means a physical interface (plug) connecting to the car. It can be as well an induction plate used for wireless charging. - Charger means a physical object grouping of one or more recharging points, where all the physical “human-machine” interfaces are usually located. - Power output means the theoretical maximum power, expressed in kW, that can be provided by a recharging point to a vehicle. - Light-Duty Vehicle (LDV) means a motor vehicle of categories M1 or N1 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC - Heavy-Duty Vehicle (HDV) means a motor vehicle of categorie