Building work has started on a dedicated commercial vehicle electric charging hub at the Port of Tilbury, which is due to be completed in December 2025.
The five megawatt (MW) Port of Tilbury EV Charging Hub will feature 16 rapid chargers, designed to serve 16 electric HGVs at once.
It includes 12 ultra-fast chargers supplied by Heliox, each capable of delivering up to 360 kW of power, as well as four chargers via the Voltempo HyperCharging Megawatt Charging System funded through the eFREIGHT 2030 project.
The £1 million project, to be carried out by Fleete, is the first works funded by the UK Government under the Thames Freeport seed capital programme, which advances clean energy technology crucial to the Port of Tilbury’s drive toward net zero emissions.
Peter Ward, Commercial Director at the Port of Tilbury, and a member of the Thames Freeport board, said: “The Port of Tilbury EV Charging Hub will be a welcome addition to support the 6,000 HGVs that pass through the port every day, as we work to reduce the emissions impact of our customers’ operations.”
Chris Morrison, Chief Investment Officer at Fleete said, “We are delighted to begin work on the first of our network of shared electric HGV charging hubs throughout the UK, starting with our 5MW project at Tilbury which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the UK once fully operational.
“Our close collaboration with the Port of Tilbury, along with significant funding from Thames Freeport, is a testament to their commitment to accelerating the shift to zero-emission fleets with this critical infrastructure development.”
