ACCIONA Energía and Castellana Properties have opened a 42-bay public electric vehicle charging station at the El Faro shopping center in Badajoz, Spain, drawing on 2,000 kW of contracted power. ACCIONA Energía says the site ranks among the largest publicly accessible charging facilities in the country, with enough contracted capacity to hold output up during peak demand. The installation is split across three power tiers, ranging from 22 kW units built for long dwell times to 240 kW ultra-fast chargers. Castellana Properties owns the shopping center.
Highlights
- 42 charging bays and 2,000 kW of contracted power at a single retail site
- Four 240 kW ultra-fast chargers serve eight bays, with charging times under 15 minutes where the vehicle supports it
- Ten 80 kW fast chargers serve 20 bays; seven 22 kW chargers serve 14 bays
- ACCIONA Energía reports access to more than 5,000 charging points across Spain and Portugal
Three Power Tiers Across 42 Bays
The charger mix is weighted toward mid-power hardware, with the 80 kW units covering nearly half the bays on site. ACCIONA Energía says the configuration is intended to serve different dwell patterns rather than optimize for a single use case — a relevant design choice at a shopping center, where session lengths vary from a coffee stop to a full afternoon.
| Charger Power | Chargers | Bays Served | Stated Charging Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 240 kW (ultra-fast) | 4 | 8 | Under 15 minutes |
| 80 kW (fast) | 10 | 20 | 30–60 minutes |
| 22 kW | 7 | 14 | 2–4 hours |
The sub-15-minute figure for the 240 kW units applies only where vehicle charging capability allows, according to the company. The 22 kW tier is positioned for longer stays.
How Do Drivers Start a Charging Session?
Sessions can be managed through the ACCIONA Recarga app, which the company says carries promotions and account benefits. The station also accepts ad hoc charging with no prior registration — drivers can start a session from a mobile phone or pay directly with a bank card.
That matters for a retail location, where a meaningful share of users are one-time visitors rather than network subscribers. Requiring app enrollment at a shopping center effectively gates part of the customer base.
Circutor Supplies the Charging Hardware
The charging equipment at the site comes from Circutor, a Spanish manufacturer of electric vehicle charging systems. The source does not identify specific Circutor product lines deployed at El Faro.
Retail Property as Charging Real Estate
Castellana Properties frames the installation as an extension of the services available to El Faro visitors and as part of its broader sustainability position. The company says it has reduced its carbon footprint in recent years through energy efficiency improvements and self-consumption deployments, and continues to pursue decarbonization and sustainable mobility initiatives.
Shopping centers remain one of the more practical anchors for high-bay-count public charging: the parking is already built, grid connections are typically sized for large loads, and dwell times align with charging windows.
ACCIONA Energía’s Iberian Charging Footprint
ACCIONA Energía positions the Badajoz station within its wider push into urban transport electrification. The company says it now provides access to more than 5,000 charging points in urban areas and along main intercity corridors across Spain and Portugal.
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