ZEVI TII EV Recharging Infrastructure Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) National Road Grant Scheme Phase 2

Description

TII is launching a new €21m grant scheme, funded by the Department of Transport through the Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland unit (ZEVI), to incentivise and accelerate the development of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) on most of the TEN-T Comprehensive Single Carriageway sections of the National Road Network in the State. The Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) provides mandatory targets to be achieved by Member States for EV charging infrastructure dedicated to both LDVs and HDVs on the TEN­T. In response to the above, Ireland has set its own national targets for en­route Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure as outlined in the National Road Network EV Charging Plan 2024-2030 and the Climate Action Plan 2024. The objective of the scheme is to support the achievement of national EVCI targets and mandatory European targets. In this second scheme, TII will provide grant funding in connection with the roll­out of en­route EVCI and in particular high-powered en¬route charging infrastructure for light duty vehicles (LDV). The Scheme will offer “de minimis” aid, in compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 (declaring certain rules around the award of de minimis levels of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid). TII hereby invites interested parties to participate in the Competition, with the objective of securing a Grant in relation to Eligible Costs incurred by it. TII has chosen to advertise this Competition via eTenders (and via national press) to ensure that it is brought to the attention of interested Applicants. However, the Grant Letter is not a public contract or a public concession contract within the meaning of Directives 2014/23, 2014/24 or 2014/25 (the “Procurement Directives”) and the provisions of the Procurement Directives do not apply to this Competition. Notwithstanding that, TII is choosing to follow a process which is broadly similar to the open procedure described within the Procurement Directives, Applicants should have no expectation or understanding that the Procurement Directives will be applied by TII during the Competition (for example, and without limitation, TII reserves the right to proceed to award of the Grant Letter without observing a standstill period).