Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) and E.ON announce the extensive expansion of EV charging infrastructure at the four retail and lifestyle destinations Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, Westfield Centro in Oberhausen, Westfield Ruhr Park in Bochum, and Paunsdorf Center in Leipzig. The partnership, which includes a total of more than 300 new DC charging points, aims to make sustainable mobility more accessible, attractive, and practical for visitors to the shopping centers.
As part of the project, the charging infrastructure at the four URW locations will be significantly expanded: With 308 new charging points, the existing offering will more than quadruple.
- Westfield Centro, Oberhausen: 100 new fast-charging points
- Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, Hamburg: 48 new fast-charging points
- Westfield Ruhr Park, Bochum: 98 new fast-charging points
- Paunsdorf Center, Leipzig: 62 new fast-charging points
At Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, URW and E.ON plan to commission the first charging stations by the end of 2026, while at Westfield Centro, Westfield Ruhr Park, and Paunsdorf Center this is planned from mid-2027.
To ensure that EV charging infrastructure and visitor patterns are aligned, the charging concepts at each location will be specifically tailored to the respective average dwell time. Both fast chargers with 50 kilowatts (kW) charging capacity and ultra-fast chargers with 200 kW and 400 kW will be used to optimally support both short stops and longer stays. Customers benefit from tangible synergies: reliable charging infrastructure powered by green electricity, as well as well-maintained parking facilities, a wide range of shopping, dining, and leisure options, and the high quality of stay at the locations.
Jakub Albert, Head of Property Management, Purchasing and Sustainability (PMPS), Central Europe at URW, says:
“With the expansion of EV charging infrastructure at our locations, we are sending a clear signal for the future of mobility. We are consistently advancing our sustainability plan while placing an even stronger focus on the needs of our customers. We see it as our responsibility to create the right framework conditions for a growing share of electromobility. With E.ON Drive Infrastructure, we have a strong partner at our side who supports us with comprehensive expertise to actively promote sustainable mobility and implement innovative solutions. We are very pleased to achieve this important milestone together at our locations.”
Timo Sillober, CEO of E.ON Drive Infrastructure, says:
“Large-scale shopping and leisure destinations such as those operated by URW are ideal locations for fast-charging infrastructure: the dwell time of visitors fits perfectly with charging—whether it’s a short stop or an extended shopping visit. An E.ON survey from summer 2025 shows that 70 percent of EV drivers expect to be able to charge at shopping centers. With more than 300 new charging points at four locations and 100 percent green electricity, this is exactly what we are enabling, making a concrete contribution together with URW to the mobility transition in everyday life.”
Sustainability at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
The expansion of EV charging infrastructure makes a significant contribution to URW’s group-wide sustainability plan “Better Places”. As part of this plan, the company aims to expand to a total of 4,000 charging points across its locations by 2030.
URW is actively committed to the ecological transition in cities and the sustainable development of retail. URW’s “Better Places” plan sets a clear, science-based net-zero emissions target for Scopes 1 and 2 by 2030, and for Scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050. “Better Places” is integrated into all key decision-making processes, from the planning to the construction of development projects, from the daily maintenance of properties to regular optimizations, from relationships with retailers and partners to the daily visitor experience that URW offers. URW works with local authorities, start-ups and industry leaders, as well as the communities in which the company operates, to support the sustainable transformation of cities.
About Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) operates attractive, retail-focused destinations in many of the world’s most important cities and metropolitan areas. This powerful network attracts over 900 million visits from customers every year, supports the growth of its retail partners, and makes a significant social and economic contribution to local communities. The network comprises 66 owned shopping centers in the United States and Europe, representing around 88 percent of the Group’s €49 billion portfolio—41 of these centers are operated under the well-known Westfield brand. In addition, URW partners with companies that operate Westfield-branded destinations in fast-growing new markets. Through its business plan “A Platform for Growth”, URW generates organic growth, leverages the strength of the Westfield brand, and unlocks low-capex growth opportunities to deliver attractive returns for shareholders. This is supported by the Group’s “Better Places” sustainability plan, which has established URW as a leading company in the real estate sector and as one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. URW’s stapled shares are listed on Euronext Paris (Ticker: URW). The Group is rated BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s and Baa2 by Moody’s. For more information, please visit: www.urw.com.
About E.ON Drive Infrastructure
E.ON Drive Infrastructure is a leading European charge point operator, combining grid development, construction, and operation of public charging infrastructure for electric cars and commercial vehicles. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the E.ON Group—one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure and a provider of innovative customer solutions—the company builds on a strong network. E.ON Drive Infrastructure invests in convenient and high-performance charging locations to enable the transition to sustainable mobility for everyone. The company relies on local site partners and offers public charging for electric passenger cars and electric trucks at transport hubs and in urban areas across 11 countries. For more information, please visit: www.edri.com.
