Bonn – November 10, 2026 -- The Construction and Property Agency of North Rhine-Westphalia (BLB NRW) has commissioned 22 new charging points for electric vehicles at Campus Poppelsdorf in Bonn. The site is among the first to go live in a state-wide program of up to 2,000 charging points.
Rollout targets about 200 state-owned sites across North Rhine-Westphalia
BLB NRW is carrying out the program on the initiative of the state government. The chargers are primarily intended for state service vehicles. Most will also be open to the private vehicles of state employees and members of the public.
Paul Höller, State Secretary in the state's Ministry for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy, attended the symbolic launch. He said the state is placing chargers where people move in daily life and tied the effort to its goal of a climate-neutral state administration.
Twelve sites with about 120 charging points are built or under construction
Besides Bonn, installations are built or underway at Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences in Mülheim, the Duisburg district court and the Centre for Forest and Timber Industry in Arnsberg. Universities and higher education institutions come first. Administrative sites will follow in stages, including courts, public prosecutors' offices, tax offices, prisons and police properties.
BLB NRW Managing Director Dirk Behle said construction is under way at many further locations nationwide and that the pace is picking up. The first stage of the program is due for completion during the coming year.
Techem Energy Services GmbH to install and operate the chargers
The program is steered and coordinated from BLB NRW's headquarters in Düsseldorf, while the agency's regional branches support implementation on site. Techem Energy Services GmbH is responsible for installing the charging stations and operating them afterwards.
Holger Gottschalk, Chancellor of the University of Bonn, said the 22 points give university members central charging access near campus buildings.