Strabag buys 50% of R:loaded to run EV charging networks
What's the deal? StrabagDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired a 50% stake in R:loaded SEDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → from econX. Capital GmbH, moving the German construction group into operating charging infrastructure. R:loaded specialises in managing charging points for passenger cars, heavy goods vehicles, and company fleets. The deal value was undisclosed.
What's the endgame? The purchase extends Strabag beyond building charging points into running them. It can now offer end-to-end solutions for public tenders and for industrial and logistics customers.
Why now? The partnership already has a foothold. In the summer of 2026, Strabag, R:loaded, and technology partner eLoadedDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → won Lot 4 of Autobahn GmbH's national fast-charging network for electric trucks.
That contract covers 140 truck-charging points at 25 unserviced motorway rest areas in southern and western Germany, with R:loaded operating the sites until mid-2034. The project is part of a programme run for the Federal Ministry of Transport, with about €1 billion earmarked for truck-charging infrastructure along federal highways.
"By acquiring a stake in R:loaded, we are strategically expanding our service portfolio, enabling us to support our customers across the entire value chain in the future," said Jörg Rösler, member of the executive board of Strabag SE.
What could go wrong? The bigger prize—recurring operating revenue alongside construction—depends on the national rollout being delivered and on demand for electric-truck charging actually growing.
The signal: Infrastructure builders are pushing into operations to capture steadier, long-term income as public money and private capital pour into charging networks—seen in deals like the €120 million financing for European operator MilenceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. For Strabag, owning the asset and the operator hedges its bet on the mobility transition.
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