Fastned has officially inaugurated its largest charging station in Wallonia, with twelve ultra-fast charging points along the E411 at Libin.
But behind the new yellow canopy lies another story: the ambitious Fastned-IDELUX network announced two years ago is taking considerably longer to materialize than initially planned – and one of the original eleven locations has disappeared from the list.
The new Libin Galaxia station, close to the Euro Space Center, offers twelve charging points capable of delivering up to 400 kW. According to Fastned, compatible cars can add hundreds of kilometers of range during a short stop.
Shop and food facilities
The site also includes a shop, food facilities, toilets, and a relaxation space. Playing on its neighbor’s space theme, Fastned has even added a playground and discovery trail.
Although officially inaugurated on September 8, the station itself is not entirely new. It had already become operational in May, when local broadcaster TV Lux reported that the first motorists were using it.
Its size is nevertheless significant. When IDELUX announced its cooperation with Fastned in November 2024, it said stations would initially offer up to 8 charging points. Libin now has twelve, suggesting that Fastned is already building for substantially higher future EV traffic.
Eleven became ten
The more striking change concerns the wider rollout. In November 2024, IDELUX announced 11 new Fastned stations across the province of Luxembourg.
Construction was to start in the summer of 2025 and, in subsequent communication, IDELUX said the complete network should be operational by the summer of 2026.
The original locations included Libin, Arlon, Aubange, Bastogne, Houffalize, Léglise, Marche-en-Famenne, Neufchâteau, Barrière Hinck, Bertrix and Virton. That timetable has clearly slipped.
Fastned now describes the partnership as covering ten stations. Léglise, Libin and Houffalize have been completed, while Arlon, Aubange, Bertrix, Marche-en-Famenne, Neufchâteau, Sainte-Ode/Barrière Hinck and Virton are still to follow “in the coming years”. Bastogne is no longer mentioned.
Neither Fastned nor IDELUX gives a public explanation for the reduction from eleven to ten locations or the disappearance of Bastogne.
The delay is also substantial compared with earlier expectations. IDELUX’s 2024 annual report still anticipated Léglise opening at the end of 2025, followed by the remaining stations during the first half of 2026.
Grid connections, permits and site-specific infrastructure can make fast-charging projects notoriously difficult to schedule.
Walloon Mobility Minister François Desquesnes recently acknowledged in another charging program that deployment depends partly on available grid capacity and possible reinforcement work required by distribution operators. That, however, does not explain the changes to the Fastned-IDELUX program specifically.
Wallonia catching up fast
The surroundings into which Fastned is expanding have also changed considerably. When the IDELUX partnership was launched, the lack of fast chargers in rural Wallonia was a central argument.
The gap has not disappeared, but charging infrastructure is now expanding rapidly. By February, Luxembourg province alone counted 1,757 public charging points at 616 locations, including 123 fast and 190 ultra-fast chargers, according to Walloon government figures.
Across Belgium, EV Belgium counted 126,045 public charging points at the end of June 2026, almost 20,000 more than six months earlier. Wallonia has been one of the strongest-growth regions.
For Fastned, Libin also aligns with the broader strategy outlined in its latest financial results. The company is moving from relatively basic charging locations towards larger roadside hubs with shops, toilets and other services, while Belgium is becoming one of its main European growth markets.
As Newmobility.news reported last month, Fastned’s mature stations are increasingly generating the cash needed to help finance that expansion. Charging revenue rose 40% to €75.1 million in the first half of 2026, while operating profit from the charging network more than doubled to €37.4 million.
Libin shows what that next generation of stations can look like. The remaining question is how quickly the other yellow roofs promised across the Ardennes will actually appear.
