Plugit says it completed Finland’s first public megawatt charging session with a Volvo FH Aero Electric at its Kotka station. The company currently offers public MCS charging at two locations in Finland. The session also tested access through Volvo Open Charge and directly through Plugit, according to the company.
How did the charging session work?
The truck was charged at Plugit’s MCS station in Kotka, and the operator said both access methods worked. MCS is a charging standard intended for heavy electric vehicles, and the station uses Kempower technology. The session therefore demonstrated a public charging option for a truck, rather than only a facility used within a private depot.
Volvo Open Charge is part of the Volvo Connect fleet management system. It lets logistics companies find stations suitable for heavy-duty vehicles, review station details and include charging in daily operating plans. Payment can also be made through the associated app, according to the source material.
What has Plugit built so far?
Plugit offers public MCS charging in Kotka and Lieto, and says it operates around 350 public charging points. Nine of those points are designed for heavy-duty electric trucks. The company has said it wants to give greater attention to truck charging infrastructure in Finland and Sweden, with more MCS chargers planned.
Its wider charging network matters to the rollout because public truck charging depends on accessible sites as well as suitable vehicles. The reported session establishes that a Volvo FH Aero Electric charged at a public Kotka site. The source does not state how long the session took, how much energy the truck received or what power it sustained.
What does the Kempower system provide?
Kempower supplies turnkey charging solutions under a partnership with Plugit, which uses them to develop charging parks and serve third-party customers. The agreement was made at the end of January 2026. The companies also plan research and development work on booking, energy management, truck guidance and charging hardware pilots.
At the Kotka station, the system combines up to two 600 kW power units, capable of providing a stated total output of 1.2 megawatts, with Kempower Mega Satellite charging columns. The station can be configured with one MCS connector rated for up to 1.2 MW or up to two CCS connectors, each rated for up to 560 kW. The source says the system has also been used with MCS connectors at initial sites in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, in depot settings.
What remains to be confirmed?
Plugit’s account identifies the session as Finland’s first public megawatt charging session, but the material does not provide independent confirmation. It also gives no session date or charging duration. The company’s planned expansion is an intention, and the source does not specify the number or timing of future sites. Further reporting can track new MCS locations and whether the public network grows beyond the two Finnish sites named by Plugit.