TotalEnergies and Tikehau Capital have announced the creation of a joint investment platform to promote the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in urban public spaces in Belgium and the Netherlands. This partnership will support municipal authorities through the EV transition and consolidate TotalEnergies’ position as a leading player in public charging in Benelux.
The platform is equally owned by TotalEnergies and Tikehau Capital and aims to:
- pursue the development of public concessions that are currently under construction or in operation by TotalEnergies in several major Belgian and Dutch cities;
- respond to new calls for tender that expand the urban public charging infrastructure in Belgium and the Netherlands.
TotalEnergies will bring its expertise to develop, operate and maintain public charging infrastructure powered exclusively by certified renewable energy. TotalEnergies will also leverage its partnership with Tikehau Capital to strengthen its business model in electric mobility, benefiting from Tikehau Capital’s capital contribution and the sharing of investments, costs and risks.
TotalEnergies is a major player in public charging with over:
- 9,500 operated charge points in Belgium, where the Company is the market leader;
- 18,000 operated charge points in the Netherlands, putting it among the country’s leading players.
'We are delighted to sign this new partnership with Tikehau Capital, allowing us to accelerate the deployment of public charging infrastructure in Belgium and the Netherlands and to expand our footprint in these pioneering EV markets,' said Mathieu Soulas, Senior Vice President, New Mobilities at TotalEnergies.
'Partnering with TotalEnergies to develop the public charging networks in Belgium and the Netherlands fully reflects our policy of investing in infrastructure that drives the energy transition forward. The joint platform will facilitate access to efficient, sustainable charging solutions, helping take carbon out of the transport sector,' said Emmanuel Laillier, Chief Investment Officer of Private Equity at Tikehau Capital.
Source: TotalEnergies
