Dutch energy technology company Alfen has secured a multi-million euro contract with Belgian public transport company TEC to provide charging infrastructure for electric buses.
TEC (Transport en commun, or Public Transport in English) is the public transport operator in the Walloon Region, and operates nearly 2,500 buses and trams across almost 800 lines.
Alfen confirmed on Tuesday that it has secured an initial two year agreement to deliver custom medium voltage walk-in substations for TEC's electric bus charging systems. The deal, which Alfen has said is a "double-digit million-euro contract" can be renewed annually up to six times.
The substations will support TEC’s electrification of its public transport fleet in Wallonia, by supplying reliable electricity to charging infrastructure for electric buses.
The project will be delivered through Alfen's Belgian branch, and will deliver substations for around 50 fast electric bus charging locations for TEC across Wallonia.
"As an EV charge point manufacturer for 16 years, Alfen is proud to support electric mobility with its long expertise in grid solutions, too," said Yves Vercammen, Country Manager for Alfen Belgium.
"With this turnkey project including all the electric installations and the civil works, we’re proving that Alfen is much more than a supplier of concrete substations. We’re a system integrator for MV substations, unburdening customers from A to Z," he added.
Alfen first expanded into Belgium in 2007, and to date has delivered more than 51,600 transformer substations across Belgium and the Netherlands.
