OMV opens first charging park in Kufstein with Siemens’ Sicharge Flex system

Siemens eMobility and OMV have deployed the new Sicharge Flex charging system in commercial operations for the first time. A site at the Brenner route in Kufstein will open with six DC charging points for cars and trucks, and will later expand with four MCS charging points offering up to 1.2 MW.

In Kufstein, the first commercial Sicharge Flex charging park by Siemens is now operational.

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Siemens eMobility and OMV have this week inaugurated a charging park at the OMV station in Kufstein, which for the first time hosts Siemens’ new Sicharge Flex solution. OMV is thus the pilot customer and first user of the high-performance charging system, which Siemens introduced in October 2025.

The location is situated on the heavily trafficked Brenner route in Austria and will primarily serve electric heavy-duty transport travelling between Germany, Austria, and Italy via the Alps. At launch, four charging points for passenger cars and two for trucks are available. Each offers charging power of up to 400 kW.

During a later expansion phase, four additional charging points for e-trucks will be added. These will use the Megawatt Charging System to provide power levels between 600 and 1,200 kW. Siemens cites the example of an electric truck with a 620-kWh battery, which, under suitable conditions, could charge from 20 to 80 per cent in around 45 minutes.

OMV plans further Sicharge Flex locations

Sicharge Flex is designed as a decentralised and scalable charging system. Depending on the configuration, Siemens states it covers a total power range from 480 kW to 1.68 MW. The available power can be dynamically distributed among the connected vehicles. This allows the system to be configured for both public charging parks and depot applications.

The OMV station in Kufstein itself is tailored to the needs of freight transport. In addition to the charging infrastructure, facilities such as showers, catering, and washing options are available on-site.

OMV does not intend to limit the use of the system to Kufstein. The company has already ordered additional Sicharge Flex systems for locations in Austria, with delivery and commissioning scheduled for the coming months. The charging hardware is complemented by Siemens’ cloud-based Sifinity Control platform, which supports monitoring, management, and operation of the charging infrastructure.

Siemens is already involved in several European fast-charging projects with its Sicharge technology. In Portugal, the company recently equipped seven of the eight charging parks in the Galp corridor between Porto and the Algarve with 400-kW systems. A total of 84 charging points there are from Siemens. The Sicharge Flex solution now deployed in Kufstein expands this range of applications with a scalable architecture and planned MCS connectivity for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

OMV operates as a Charge Point Operator and Mobility Service Provider in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. The Kufstein location now specifically expands the existing offering with higher charging capacities for heavy-duty transport along a central European transit axis.