Shell installs 330 EV charging stations at Redevco sites in Belgium

Under the agreement, Shell Recharge points will be placed at 58 of Redevco’s retail parks across Belgium by the end of 2024.

Filip de Bois, portfolio director Redevco Belgium said: 'Improving the sustainability of the properties we manage has been one of our top priorities for quite some time now.

'In 2019 we launched our Mission 2040 with a view to making our entire portfolio carbon neutral by 2040. Last year we also launched Project Solar as part of that initiative, to install solar panels on the roofs of the carparks at the retail parks Redevco manages in Belgium and increase the production of clean energy on-site.

'We are also keen to see how we make the services we offer on-site as ‘green’ as possible, for example through the installation of EV charging stations for our visitors. Given our ties with Shell and their existing presence at our retail parks, they are a preferred partner for our efforts towards the energy transition.'

Following this expansion, Shell will offer a total of 435 EV charging stations across the country as part of its goal to have 500,000 public EV charge station in operation worldwide by 2025.

The new Shell Recharge stations will create a total of 660 EV charge points at Redevco’s retail parks which include hyper- and supermarkets, DIY and electrical appliance stores, car centres, restaurants, and various service providers. The first of the 58 locations include Auderghem, Borsbeek, Drogenbos, Herstal, Korbeek-Lo and Waterloo.

Said Emmanuel Mignot, managing director of Belgian Shell: 'The energy used by the charging stations is 100% renewable and generated in Belgium. We hope that by offering motorists multiple charge points it will become more attractive for them to drive an electric vehicle, thus enabling more people to reduce the CO2 emissions they produce locally.

'Our goal as a company is to reduce our own emissions to zero by 2050.'