Plugit reports Finland’s first public MCS charge
According to Plugit, the charging provider, Finland’s first public charge using the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) was completed by them. The main vehicle involved in this charging session was a Volvo FH Aero Electric, at Plugit’s MCS charging station located in the southern Finnish port city of Kotka.
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The Volvo FH Aero Electric was charged, according to a statement from Plugit in Kotka, both through the Volvo Open Charge charging service and directly via Plugit — and both methods worked flawlessly, according to the operator. Plugit currently offers public MCS charging points in two locations in Finland: Kotka and Lieto. The company has a total of around 350 public charging stations, nine of which are currently designed for heavy electric trucks.
Generally, Plugit plans to place greater emphasis on electric truck charging infrastructure in Finland and Sweden going forward. More MCS chargers are set to follow. Janne Silvonen, product manager for electric trucks at Volvo, commented: “Finland’s first public MCS charging initiative is a significant step toward electrifying heavy freight transport in the country. Long range and fast MCS charging make electric trucks a viable option even for longer transportation distances. Volvo Open Charge also simplifies the planning and payment of charging sessions, optimizing the use of electric trucks in daily operations.”
Plugit is a partner of this Volvo Open Charge service in Finland. This charging service is part of the fleet management system Volvo Connect; through it, freight companies can search for charging stations suitable for heavy-duty vehicles, view details about these stations, and plan charging as part of their daily operations. The charging process can also be paid for directly within the associated app.
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To facilitate rapid deployment, Plugit has enlisted Kempower, another Finnish company. Under a deal agreed upon at the end of January 2026, this hardware specialist supplies turnkey charging solutions that Plugit uses to establish its own charging parks as well as for third-party customers. “This partnership will lead to the opening of numerous charging stations for cars and trucks in the coming years,” both parties announced at the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Kempower and Plugit also plan to work together on research and development projects, focusing areas such as intelligent booking systems, energy management, truck guidance systems, and pilot projects for charging hardware.
The MCS truck charging station in Kotka is also based on Kempower technology. For this product, Kempower combines up to two 600-kW power units, which can provide a total capacity of 1.2 megawatts, with “Kempower Mega Satellite” charging columns. Kempower has been accepting orders for this megawatt-level charging system for two and a half years now. The charging station can be equipped either with an MCS connector offering up to 1.2 MW or with up to two CCS connectors, each providing up to 560 kW. Early installations in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden are already using this system with MCS connectors in depot applications.