NKL Nederland

NKL Nederland, the national knowledge platform for charging infrastructure, is where Dutch governments, knowledge institutions and companies work together on affordable public charging infrastructure. The foundation started in 2014 with a clear mission: to speed up the roll-out of charging infrastructure and make its business case work.

NKL has worked on the rules of Dutch public charging ever since. It co-authored the National Agenda for Charging Infrastructure, the set of agreements on charging in the Dutch Climate Agreement. It worked on policy guidelines, standards, interoperability, roaming between charging networks and price transparency, in the Netherlands and in Europe. In 2019 it owned OCPI, the open protocol that lets drivers use charging networks other than their own; OCPI is now managed by the EVRoaming Foundation. In 2026 NKL is working on new connection specifications for public charge points and on the European requirements for charging in buildings.

NKL's advisory council brings together ministries, provinces, municipalities, the large cities, the energy sector, the grid operators through ElaadNL, and universities. That reach made NKL one of NEON's five network partners. Its task was to give NEON's results maximum reach and impact, using its experience in translating research into products and messages for a wide audience. NKL also took part in the work packages on local energy markets and on medium-voltage fast charging.