Economy 4 November 2025, 10:35am

The number of e-chargers has skyrocketed in Hungary, but the imbalance remains

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According to the Hungarian Energy Office, nearly 3,200 charging stations were operating in Hungary by the end of 2024. The vast majority of these are located in Budapest.

Magyarországon gombamód szaporodnak az elektromos töltők és drámaian nő a töltések száma

According to the latest report by the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH), which examined 2024 data,

3,191 licensed electric charging stations were operating in Hungary at the end of last year.

Based on figures from the fourth quarter of 2024, there was an increase of 292 charging stations compared to Q3, the highest increase in the last year.

According to the report, the majority of charging stations (1,119) were located in Budapest. Among the counties, Pest County had the most charging stations (425), followed by Veszprém County with 185.

The dominance of Pest County is clear - Source: MEKH

In terms of connector types, 4,505 were Type 2 and 40 were other AC connectors. Meanwhile, there were 1,085 CCS2 connectors, 472 CHAdeMO connectors and 59 other DC connectors available. The analysis showed that AC types continue to account for the vast majority of the total stock, representing 74%.

According to MEKH,

the total energy usage was 8,693 MWh.

Of this, 1,898 MWh was accounted for by AC (alternating current) charging, while 6,795 MWh was accounted for by DC (direct current) charging. The number of charges at both AC and DC charging points also continued to grow, with service providers registering a total of 396,690 by the end of 2024.

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