Kempower supplies chargers for Electroway electric HGV truck stop at Magna Park
The public Lutterworth hub gives electric HGV operators 32 DC fast charging bays at up to 400kW, sharing 2.4MW of capacity. A second phase early in 2027 is expected to add megawatt charging of up to 1.2MW.
Kempower has supplied the heavy-duty charging hardware for Electroway, a public electric HGV truck stop on Magna Park in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, which officially launched in October 2026. Truck parking infrastructure specialist Keoma Energy operates the site, and infrastructure investor Guardian Smart Infrastructure Management funded it.
Electroway has 180 secure parking bays and 32 DC fast charging bays. Kempower describes it as the UK's largest electric HGV hub. The site has initially been fitted with 32 Kempower charging connectors, and there are plans to increase this to around 180 in future.
The hub has 2.4MW of installed charging capacity, which is distributed dynamically across the site, and charging power reaches up to 400kW. Kempower says an e-truck can take on around 300kWh during a 45-minute break. It says that can add up to 150 miles of range, depending on the vehicle and setup.
A second phase of installations is due early in 2027. Megawatt-level charging of up to 1.2MW is expected to be added at that stage. Rolle Nieminen, Kempower's head of sales for the UK and Ireland, said: "Because the technology scales, the site can start small and grow in line with demand as e-trucks become more common."
Alongside the charging bays, the site operates as a full truck stop, with a driver lounge, showers and a laundry service. According to Kempower, Magna Park links to the M1, M6 and M69, and hundreds of freight drivers travel daily to its 50 depots, which are run by companies including Amazon, ASDA and Marks & Spencer. Kempower also says 40% of the park's tenants have net-zero pledges.
CX Energy managed the turnkey design, grid connection and installation on behalf of Keoma Energy. The Kempower hardware was supplied through Charge Hub, Kempower's sales and service partner.
Keoma Energy is building a network of renewables-integrated truck stops across the UK and plans to open a further 20 similar sites over the coming years. Its chief executive, Tylor Hartwell, said Magna Park is "just the first step in the network we're building to support the country's freight fleets as they go electric."
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