ZEVI TII EV Recharging Infrastructure LDV En-Route Grant Schemes
We are working with partner Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), to accelerate the delivery of Electric Vehicle (EV) recharging infrastructure across Ireland's National Road Network by incentivising private sector involvement.
LDV Grant Scheme Phase 3
A new Scheme to support the roll out of high-power EV recharging infrastructure launched on February 28th 2025 and is now open for applications.
This third grant scheme follows on from the Phase 1 scheme in early 2024 which focused on the motorways (approximately 1,000km) and the Phase 2 Scheme launched in October 2024 focusing on national single carriageway roads (approximately 1,200km).
In line with the National Road Network EV Charging Plan, ZEVI and TII have launched Phase 3 of grant funding, focusing on approximately 3,000km of the remaining primary and secondary roads on the National Road Network outside of the TEN-T Network. The objective is to support the roll out of EV recharging infrastructure at regular intervals across the relevant parts of the road network – see the indicative map below for more information on the included roads
Key Points on the Scheme are:
- The Scheme will target publicly accessible facilities within 3km driving distance of the Scheme roads.
- The Scheme may be of interest to petrol / service station operators, car park owners, hotels, supermarkets / retail outlets, and anyone with a publicly accessible site.
- Significant funding of up to 70% of eligible costs, to a maximum permissible of €300k, is available to support the roll out of en-route recharging pools that meet or exceed the minimum requirements.
- The application window has been extended and will run until 1200hrs on 18th June, 2025.
- Minimum recharging requirements are a recharging pool size of a minimum of 100kW backed by a minimum grid capacity of 100kVA, located at appropriate distances across the Scheme roads. The grant-aided infrastructure to be in place by the 31st March 2026.
- The Scheme is now closed to applications and evaluation is underway. Scheme results will be published when the process concludes.
Phase 1, Round 2
The first ZEVI EV Recharging Infrastructure LDV National Road Grant Scheme was launched in early 2024. In July 2024 the locations of 17 new high-powered recharging pools to be rolled out under this scheme were announced.
In November 2024 a second round of this scheme was launched to encourage the provision of recharging infrastructure in specific areas (sub-zones) where it was not possible to award grants in the initial round.
- Locations of the sub-zones can be found in the map here.
- More information can be found in the scheme brochure here.
This Scheme is now closed to applications and evaluation is underway. Scheme results will be published when the process concludes.
Phase 2
Phase 2 of the ZEVI EV Recharging Infrastructure LDV National Road Grant Scheme programme, focusing on 1200km+ of national single carriageway roads, was launched by TII and ZEVI in October 2024. In June 2025 the Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien announced the locations of 53 new high-powered recharging pools to be rolled out under this scheme on the National Road Network.
A total of 175 high-powered recharging points will be built across 53 recharging pools, providing an additional 20,000 kilowatts (20 Megawatts) of recharging capacity.
Each of these recharging pools provides fast and ultra-fast recharging points, so that people can charge their EVs quickly. The infrastructure will be built by the private sector, grant aided by the Department of Transport. The list of successful applicants is available here.
Phase 1
The first ZEVI EV Recharging Infrastructure LDV National Road Grant Scheme was launched by TII and ZEVI in February 2024. In July 2024 the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan announced the locations of 17 new high-powered recharging pools to be rolled out under this scheme on the National Road Network.
A total of 131 high-powered recharging points will be built across 17 recharging pools providing an additional 24,260 kilowatts (24 megawatts) recharging capacity.
Each of these recharging pools provides banks of Fast and Ultra-Fast recharging points, so that people can charge their EVs quickly. The infrastructure will be built by private business, grant aided by the Department of Transport. The successful applicants were:
| Applicant | Site Name | Junction Number | Route Corridor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ePower | Ballymascanlon, Co. Louth | JN 18 | M1 |
| ePower | Portlaoise Plaza, Co. Laois | JN 17 | M7 |
| Applegreen Electric | Birdhill, Co. Tipperary | JN 27 | M7 |
| ePower | Barack Obama Plaza, Co. Tipperary | JN 23 | M7 |
| Circle K | Maynooth, Co. Kildare | JN 7 | M4 |
| Applegreen Electric | Mullingar, Co. Westmeath | JN 15 | M4 |
| Maxol | Rathnew, Co. Wicklow | JN 16 | M11 |
| ePower | Ennis Plaza, Co. Clare | JN 12 | M18 |
| Applegreen Electric | Clondrinagh, Co. Limerick | JN 4 | M18 |
| ePower | Tuam Plaza, Co. Galway | JN 20 | M17 |
| ePower | Galway Plaza, Co. Galway | JN 16 | M6 |
| Applegreen Electric | Ballinasloe, Co. Galway | JN 15 | M6 |
| Applegreen Electric | Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny | JN 7 | M9 |
| Circle K | Kilcullen, Co. Kildare | Between JN 2 and JN 3 | M9 |
| Applegreen Electric | Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath | JN 6 | M3 |
| Applegreen Electric | Navan Retail Park, Co. Meath | JN 9 | M3 |
| Weev | Pillo Hotel Ashbourne, Co. Meath | JN 4 | M2 |
Future Schemes
We are committed to further enhancing EV recharging infrastructure, supporting comprehensive coverage and encouraging widespread EV adoption. Additional LDV infrastructure grant schemes are under development and will seek to address any areas of the network requiring additional support.