Charging your electric car in City of Brussels
In the Pentagon, most homes have no private parking space: charging takes place in residential or office car parks. The large office buildings and hotels in the centre are increasingly equipping their car parks for staff and visitors.
In Laeken, Neder-Over-Heembeek and Haren, there are more houses with garages, where a standard wall-mounted charger is possible. In the protected areas of the centre, façades and features visible from the street may be subject to planning rules: we favour installations inside garages and car parks.
Situations we come across in City of Brussels
- Office or hotel car park
- Apartment building in the city centre
- House with a garage in Laeken or Neder-Over-Heembeek
- Company vehicle fleet
The electricity grid in City of Brussels
As elsewhere in the Region, many homes in City of Brussels are connected to a 3 × 230 V grid rather than 3 × 400 V. On this grid, charging is usually single-phase, up to 7.4 kW, which is enough to charge most cars overnight. Not every charger is compatible: we check your grid connection before advising you. For any change to the connection, your contact is Sibelga, the Brussels distribution system operator.
How does your installation in City of Brussels work?
- Online configuration: describe your installation by answering a few questions in the configurator.
- Advice: an expert recommends an Ohme, Schneider Electric or Alfen charger suited to your car.
- Site survey if your situation requires it (apartment building, post-mounted charger, old fuse box).
- Installation: half a day for a standard wall-mounted charger.
- RGIE inspection by an approved inspection body, included in the price, followed by commissioning.