The Highland, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Councils have awarded a 20-year contract to EasyGo to develop EV charging infrastructure for the north of Scotland. The councils together highlighted that the contract is estimated to be worth £300 million ($406.5 million / €355.5 million), with the Highland Council acting as the lead authority.
This large-scale EV infrastructure project will aim to accelerate the region’s transition to net zero and see 570 new charging points installed across northern Scotland by 2028, more than doubling its existing EV infrastructure while further enhancing the region’s charging network. While supporting these efforts, EasyGo will also adopt and maintain all existing council-owned public charging points in the region.
Transport Scotland has committed more than £7 million ($9.4 million / €8.2 million) of funding to enable the partnership as part of the Scottish Government’s broader £30 million ($40.6 million / €35.5 million) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund. This fund was initially launched in 2022 to enable local authorities to work with the private sector to deliver a high-quality public EV charging network across Scotland. While detailing the partnership, the councils said that it is the first inter-council contract to have been awarded and represents the largest grant award in Scotland since the fund’s inception.
EasyGo, itself, is an EV charging and infrastructure company based in Northern Ireland that hosts and manages more than 4,500 charging points (1,600 of which are proprietary) at 1,500 locations.
