FAQ
Does my new build garage in Spain already have EV charging pre-installation?
If your building's planning licence is later than 16 December 2022, the Spanish Building Code (CTE HE 6) requires charging conduit to every space in the garage. What is missing is the cable, the protection board and the charger itself, which costs roughly 1,250 to 1,450 euros with the boletín.
The date that matters
The key is the date of the building’s planning licence, not the date you get the keys. Since 16 December 2022, section HE 6 of Spain’s Building Code (Código Técnico de la Edificación, Royal Decree 450/2022) requires charging conduit to 100 % of the spaces in new residential buildings. Before that, ITC-BT-52 already required some pre-installation, but it was more limited, so in buildings with older licences you have to check space by space.
The word on the sales brochure is usually preinstalación (pre-installation). It does not mean there is a charger: it means the route is ready.
Three checks
- Ask for the licence date from the developer or the building’s administrator.
- Look in the garage for conduit or trays reaching your space, sometimes ending in a junction box on the wall or a pillar.
- Ask for the documents for the pre-installation: plans and the space reserved in the meter room. The public specifications of Seville developments rarely give this detail, so ask in writing.
What is included and what is not
| Left by the developer | Still missing |
|---|---|
| Conduit or tray to the space | The cable from your meter |
| Space in the meter room | The protection board at the space |
| Load allowance for the building | The charger and the boletín |
What it costs to finish
With the pre-installation in place, the rough price with a smart charger and boletín (electrical certificate) is 1,250 euros at 10 metres from the meter, 1,350 euros at 20 metres and 1,450 euros at 40 metres, excluding VAT. Without pre-installation the same job rises to 1,700 to 1,900 euros.
How the job is finished
- Notice to the comunidad (community of owners): for an individual space, a written notice is enough.
- Cable from your meter through the existing conduit, usually layout 2 of ITC-BT-52.
- A board at the space with an MCB, a type A RCD with 6 mA DC detection (or type B) and surge protection.
- A charger with dynamic load balancing so you never exceed your contracted power.
- Boletín and technical report filed with the regional Industry department.
If the whole garage wants chargers, a shared backbone with load management keeps the ceiling free of loose cables: see communal EV charging backbone. For your own space in Seville, Spain, see EV charger in a communal garage, and everything else new owners order on our new-build page.
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EV charger in a communal garage
An EV charger in a communal garage in Spain only requires you to notify the comunidad (the homeowners' association): no vote, no permission. We run the line from your meter to your parking space in Seville, install the charger with its protection devices and register the boletín.
Communal EV charging backbone
A communal EV charging pre-installation in your building's garage in Seville, Spain sorts out the wiring once and for all: one backbone line, one charging board and a load manager, so each neighbour can later connect their own charger paying only their share and their own electricity.
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