Public & Publicly Accessible Infrastructure

By location: charging infrastructure in public areas & charging infrastructure in private areas. By use: private-use infrastructure, intended exclusively for specific users; Publicly accessible charging infrastructure may be installed in either public or private spaces.

The main provisions under the current legal framework for publicly accessible charging infrastructure (regardless of whether located in public or private areas) include:

• ⦁ For publicly accessible charging infrastructure, active power management capability is mandatory, as per Article 12 of Law 4710/2020. This includes the ability to regulate absorbed power continuously or in steps (increase or decrease), and may involve the connection/disconnection of individual units.
• ⦁ The Interoperability standards for publicly accessible infrastructures are:
  For Mode 3 charging infrastructure: the accepted socket type is Type 2, in accordance with IEC 62196-2. For Mode 4 charging infrastructure: the accepted connector is Combo 2, per IEC 62196-3, and optionally CHAdeMO, or another internationally standardized interface (JMD GG Β’ 2040/4.6.2019).
• All publicly accessible charging infrastructure must be registered in the Register maintained by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, and receive a Unique Identification Number, as mandated in Article 27 of Law 4710/2020.
• Regarding reinspection intervals, for all electrical installations with charging infrastructure, the provisions of Ministerial Decision (Government Gazette B’ 470/5.3.2004) apply. Specifically, for publicly accessible charging infrastructure in open spaces, reinspections must be conducted at least every two (2) years, in accordance with Government Gazette 4654/B/08.10.2021.

• When charging infrastructure is installed in public areas, the following apply:The installation must comply with the National Regulation on the Installation and Maintenance of Outdoor Power Lines (Regulation on External Substations & Power Lines – Government Gazette B’ 608/6.10.1967).
• For safety and aesthetic reasons, the supply cable must always be laid underground.
• Specifically, for charging infrastructure in public spaces supplied through independent three-phase low voltage connections with agreed capacities of 25, 35, or 55 kVA (Supply Categories No. 2, 3, and 4), and where the metering device is installed within the infrastructure’s base, the installation must comply with the technical guide: “Technical Requirements for Connection to the Electricity Distribution Network of Electric Vehicle Recharging Infrastructure in Public Areas via Independent Three-Phase Low Voltage Power Supplies” available on HEDNO’s website.