BP Pulse, the joint venture created by Spanish electricity company Iberdrola and British energy company BP, has surpassed 2,000 electric vehicle charging points in Spain thanks to a record rollout in the first half of 2026. This expansion of its public electric vehicle charging infrastructure forms part of its strategy to support the strong growth of electric mobility in the country’s automotive market. The growth of the network is indeed being matched by a sustained rise in usage.

BP Pulse’s operational charging points are distributed across all of Spain’s autonomous regions, with a far-reaching network designed to meet users’ needs in urban settings, interurban corridors and logistics hubs. The regions with the largest rollout are Andalusia, with almost 400 charging points, and the Valencian Community and the Community of Madrid, with around 300 each.

Focus on ultra-fast charging
The company’s strategy is focused on ultra-fast charging. Nearly 70% of the operational charging points have power outputs of between 150 and 600 kilowatts. The rest of the network offers 50 kilowatts, except for some lower-power points, with the aim of providing solutions tailored to different uses and types of journey. In line with its commitment to decarbonisation, the entire network is powered by 100% renewable electricity with a guarantee of origin certificate.

A further aim of this infrastructure is to facilitate the electrification of heavy transport, helping to drive the decarbonisation of logistics. In 2024, the company began operating the first MCS (Megawatt Charging System)  for heavy vehicles in southern Europe, with power outputs of over 1,000 kilowatts. It currently has more than 120 operational charging points that are compatible with heavy vehicles on the Iberian Peninsula.

Strategic locations
The latest charging points have been installed in strategic locations such as Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), where a station with more than 40 points has been commissioned; Almería, with 40 points; and Valencia and San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), with nearly 30 each. The roadmap has been strengthened by the recent award of €12.2 million from the Moves Corredores plan, which will facilitate the implementation of 41 projects, including new infrastructure and battery installation.

One of the company’s most important projects currently under way is the station it will build in Moncada (Valencia), which will be its largest on the AP-7 and will feature 28 ultra-fast charging points for heavy and light vehicles, capable of recovering up to 300 kilometres of range in ten minutes. It will be rolled out in two phases, each with 12 charging points for light vehicles and two for heavy vehicles.

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