Funding · German federal programme 2026

Up to €2,000 per parking space — and a deadline that will not wait

The German federal government is funding charging infrastructure in multi-party residential buildings with €500 million in total. Applications opened on 15 April 2026 and close on 10 November 2026. What matters now is not the amount but the order of events: application first, order second.

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What is funded

The programme is called “Laden im Mehrparteienhaus” and targets existing buildings with three or more residential units. It funds not only the wallbox but the route to it — pre-cabling, charge points, grid connection and technical equipment. According to the federal government, staggered by what ends up at the parking space:

up to 1.300 €

Pre-cabled space

without a wallbox — the cabling is in, the point follows later

up to 1.500 €

Space with a wallbox

charging works here from day one

up to 2.000 €

Bidirectional point

the top rate — the vehicle can feed back too

Per parking space, capped at €2,000. Further stated conditions: at most 22 kW per charge point, at least 20% of existing spaces pre-cabled, at least six spaces electrified per building. Only the funding guideline is binding.

Sequence

Application first, order second

The most expensive mistake in a funded project is not a technical one. It is the order placed two weeks too early: after that the claim is gone, and no amendment brings it back.

Concept

Feasibility, survey, connection capacity and expansion stages — the facts the application has to describe.

Resolution

The owners' resolution, or the company's sign-off. Both need lead time.

Application

Through the federal portal, by the association or the company itself. Before any order.

Delivery

Installation, commissioning, grid registration — then load management and billing, which keep running.

Our part

What the funding pays for and we build

The grant covers the installation. Whether it holds up afterwards is decided by what happens between the grid connection and the parking space.

Power that goes round

22 kW per point across many points exceeds almost any house connection. Distributed dynamically, the existing one is enough.

Pre-cabled means later

The pre-cabling requirement anticipates expansion. Vendor-independent control also takes the wallbox that does not exist yet.

Billing per party

Funded installations in shared buildings charge for many. Every session is attributed and billed compliantly.

As of 12 August 2026. This page summarises a programme we do not administer. Amounts and conditions are reproduced from the federal announcement and the funding portal; only the funding guideline is binding. Check eligibility and rates at laden-im-mehrparteienhaus.de.

Frequently asked

Funding for charging infrastructure — answered briefly

Who can apply?

Owners' associations and their members, private owners of multi-party residential buildings, owners of individual parking spaces, SMEs and companies with larger residential portfolios. Existing buildings with three or more residential units; single-family homes are excluded.

What is the deadline?

The programme opened on 15 April 2026. For owners' associations, SMEs and private owners the deadline is 10 November 2026; larger housing companies follow a separate procedure with a 15 October 2026 cut-off. The budget is capped and can be exhausted early.

Must the application come before ordering?

Assume yes. In programmes of this kind the application precedes the order, and ordering first forfeits the claim — the most expensive avoidable mistake in a funded project. Confirm the binding sequence in the portal before signing anything.

Does the installation have to run on renewable electricity?

According to the published conditions, yes: ongoing operation should use electricity from renewable sources. That is a condition on operation, not only on installation, so it touches the supply contract.

What does load management have to do with the funding?

Two things. Power per point is capped at 22 kW and the sum across many points almost always exceeds what the house connection has spare; and the pre-cabling requirement assumes later expansion, which is exactly what a controller that grows with the site is for.

Does Acemo handle the application?

You file the application yourself through the federal portal — it belongs to the owners' association or the company, not to the supplier. What we supply is what the application has to describe: feasibility, survey, detailed planning, connection capacity and expansion stages.