Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has announced the development of 90 new electric vehicle (EV) recharging hubs across Ireland’s national road network, marking a major expansion in the country’s EV infrastructure.

The initiative will see the installation of 192 fast recharging points, each with an average capacity of 250kW, at strategic locations along primary and secondary roads. The hubs are designed to ensure that no driver is more than 30 kilometres from a high-powered charging station.

A total of €9.9 million has been allocated under Phase 3 of the Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) initiative, operated by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) and delivered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The funding will be distributed through a competitive grant process, open to enterprises with publicly accessible sites such as service stations, car parks, hotels and retail outlets.

TII Chief Executive Lorcan O’Connor said the scheme would make the most significant contribution to date toward a comprehensive national EV charging network.

“This network will connect regional and urban communities, enhancing user confidence in electric vehicles and supporting the Climate Action Plan’s Avoid-Shift-Improve framework,” he said. “Combined with the previous LDV phases, this final delivery will be a major step in helping to reduce range anxiety.”

The new hubs build on previous ZEVI investments, which funded 149 high-power recharging points at 19 motorway and dual-carriageway locations, and 175 fast and ultra-fast points at 53 sites along the national road network.

The initiative complements existing supports for EV adoption, including purchase grants, home and apartment charger grants, reduced motor tax, benefit-in-kind relief and lower vehicle registration tax.

The new infrastructure is expected to be operational by the end of the first quarter of 2026.