During this year, Elektrum’s electric car charging network has grown to 90 ports, but next year it is planned to reach 230 ports in all Baltic countries.
Most of the current charging stations are in Riga, but charging points have also been established in the largest cities of Latvia.
Entrepreneurs also evaluate the charging possibilities of electric cars by creating them in their own facilities together with Elektrum. Together with the partner, 34 ports have been built, while the lease of the Elektrum Drive service is connected at 10 ports.
“With the strengthening of Latvia, we will continue to develop our network not only locally. If this year our goal was to reach at least 84 ports, and we have even exceeded this plan, then next year plans to actively work with ports in Lithuania and Estonia, becoming a Baltic player in the charging network. “Our ambitions are to create a network with 230 ports in the Baltics. The Baltics will also have their own brand name – Elektrum Drive, with which other products may appear in the future without recharging,” says Kaspars Cikmačs, CEO of Latvenergo AS. member.
A new stage in the development of the network has also begun in Latvia, with the opening of the first charging station in the Riga district, Nīcgales Street. This is a challenging environment that has to deal with historical factors, the most important of which are the infrastructure of the yards, the lack of parking, and the complex property rights that make decisions long and difficult.
“The development of charging in neighborhoods is a challenge that many consider impossible. However, we are proving that it can be done for the benefit of all parties – by tidying up the environment and showing that you can also drive an electric car in the neighborhood and do it today. we will open such stations and will definitely continue to do so in 2022, “says Ansis Valdovskis, Head of the Electric Transport Charging Network of Latvenergo AS.
In 2011, the Latvenergo Group registered the first electric car in Latvia, while the first public electric car charging station was opened in 2010.
Currently, Elektrum electric car charging stations can be found in Riga, Jelgava, Jekabpils, Valmiera, Liepaja and Daugavpils.
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