Balgarianovinite.com Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov signed the first six contracts for the construction of fast charging stations for electric vehicles along the country’s main road routes. The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Transport and Communications here on Friday.
Karadjov said that the lack of sufficient charging infrastructure outside major cities is still a major reason why many drivers perceive electric vehicles as inconvenient for travelling between settlements. He added that the new projects will enable electric cars to be used to their full potential on long journeys—on motorways, expressways, and first-class roads, where traffic is heaviest and the effect of the investments will be greatest.
The six projects have a total value of around EUR 1.4 million and are funded under the Transport Connectivity Programme. They were approved after 11 project proposals were submitted for funding. “This shows a clear interest on the part of businesses in investing in electric charging infrastructure,” Karadjov noted.
The charging centres will be built at key points along the main Trans-European Transport Network and on busy road sections in the country. The contracts provide for the construction of centres on the E-79 main road to the town of Mezdra (Northwestern Bulgaria), in Aksakovo (on the Black Sea), on the Trakia Motorway in the Chirpan area (Southern Bulgaria), on Asenovgradsko Shose Boulevard in Plovdiv (South Central Bulgaria), on the Trakia motorway near the village of Kabile (Southeastern Bulgaria), and near the village of Zavoy (Southeastern Bulgaria).
The stations will have a capacity of 150 to 400 kilowatts, which should allow for a vehicle to be charged over a standard break. Leisure areas will be built at each station.
According to Karadjov, this is the first time that a European transport program has provided targeted funding for charging infrastructure. The total budget for this measure is EUR 15 million, which will enable the construction of an initial national network of fast charging stations in the country.
The Minister reported that a second procedure with a budget of EUR 10 million and a six-month application period began a week ago. It is expected that even more companies will participate in order to fully utilize the available funds. Six Contracts for Construction of Fast Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Signed 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-23 15:25:18 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law