E.ON Drive Infrastructure COO: Sitetracker 'will be key to the success of our planned expansion'

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E.ON Group manages 14,000 charging stations across Europe. | Michael Fousert/Unsplash

Sitetracker was recently appointed to manage a new pan-European project of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. 

According to a press release, developers of Sitetracker, a deployment operations software company, announced that E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI), the largest operator of energy networks and energy infrastructure in Europe, has appointed Sitetracker to manage its new pan-European project.

"Sitetracker's automated business processes, project templates and asset database enable us to realize our full potential as the Charge Point Operator providing charging for everyone, everywhere," said Arjan van der Eijk, chief operating officer, E.ON Drive Infrastructure, according to the press release.

van der Eijk also said E.ON is at the forefront of the energy transition in Europe.

"Our continued expansion has brought operational challenges as we work toward a greener, more digital and more diverse energy world," van der Eijk said. "Sitetracker's advanced deployment operations management solutions are helping us to get there and will be key to the success of our planned expansion."

Based in Essen, Germany, E.ON Group manages 14,000 charging stations across Europe through a network of private homes, supermarkets, offices and cities and employs approximately 8,000 people. In addition, E.ON aims to build 1,000 new ultra-fast charging points annually through the project E.ON Drive Infrastructure.