In Germany, scaling EV charging infrastructure means dealing with over 800 Distribution System Operators (DSOs)—each with its own rules.

In this highlight from Episode 46 of The Charge Point Podcast, Nicolas from FLEXECHARGE explains how this fragmented grid landscape creates significant delays for Charge Point Operators (CPOs).

Instead of a unified process, CPOs must navigate different connection requirements, approval workflows, and technical standards for each DSO. This leads to repeated integration work, longer deployment timelines, and increased operational complexity.

As EV adoption accelerates across Europe, grid integration—not hardware—is becoming the main bottleneck. In markets like Germany under BNetzA regulation and EU AFIR, this fragmentation makes it difficult for CPOs to scale efficiently.

In this clip, you’ll learn:

• Why Germany’s 800+ DSOs slow down EV charging rollouts

• How fragmented grid requirements impact deployment timelines

• Why CPOs must repeat integration work across regions

• Why standardization is critical to scale EV infrastructure

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