Advenir now asks for a data.gouv link as proof that public chargers are published

Advenir, the French subsidy programme for charging infrastructure, published new instructions on November 2 for how applicants prove that a public charger's data is online. For subsidy files for chargers open to the public that are signed from November 15, 2026, the applicant must submit a URL from the consolidated national file of charge points (the Fichier consolidé des Bornes de Recharge pour Véhicules Électriques) on data.gouv.fr. The URL has to carry filters that pick out the project's chargers, for example the operator's name, the station address or the charge point ID. The signature date is what counts, and from November 15 links from the new national database are also accepted for files signed earlier.

A station only shows up in the consolidated file once its operator has published its own dataset to the national IRVE schema, an obligation under the French order of May 4, 2021. According to data.gouv, a station that is missing usually has schema errors, which the Validata tool reports. The consolidated static file is moving to transport.data.gouv.fr and stays available on data.gouv until December 31, 2026.

The operator publishes that dataset itself, and Plugchoice does not file it for you. In Plugchoice, charge point operators manage public chargers of many OCPP brands in one web portal.

Sources: Advenir, "Evolution des consignes concernant la justification de publication des données sur data.gouv", November 2, 2026; data.gouv.fr, Fichier consolidé des Bornes de Recharge pour Véhicules Électriques.