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Open Charge Alliance
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With members from all over the world we focus on open standards and improving the development of sustainable charging for electric vehicles.
#EV, #OCPP, #OpenStandards, #EVcharging, #Charging
New whitepaper about OCPP & UPI mobile payments!
📱 Digital payments are rapidly becoming the preferred method for everyday transactions, including EV charging.⚡That’s why we published this whitepaper in collaboration with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF). 👉 openchargealliance.org/ocpp-info-wh...
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
👥⚡Member Meeting Evening Program: visit SWTCH for a walkthrough and networking dinner! 📅 Check the full Member Meeting schedule and register by November 10. The Member Meeting takes place on November 18 and 19 in Toronto. web-eur.cvent.com/event/53cb2a...
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🌍 Join our webinar on November 21! We’ll look at the current state of EV charging in Kenya and then focus on M-PESA 🤳
We’ll explain how M-PESA can be integrated into EV charging payments and how OCPP supports this. Register via attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/252...
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
OCA members are voting on OCA’s future: Board elections have begun! 📩 All OCA member companies are invited to vote for their favorite candidate for the vacant Board position. Want to learn more? openchargealliance.org/oca-members-...
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Join the discussion at the OCA Member Meeting North America! 🌎💬ChargeLab’s doors in Toronto open on November 18 and 19 for this live event, which we organize in collaboration with the EVRoaming Foundation. Click here to register: openchargealliance.org/events/membe...
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🧑‍💻 OCA is joining Pwn2Own in Tokyo from January 21 to 23, 2026! During this hacking competition, we will put OCTT to the test. Will you join us? Click here for more information: openchargealliance.org/oca-at-pwn2o...
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🎥 Watch the Plugfest Aftermovie! ⚡️
Dive into the Plugfest vibe and join testers, Working Group members and the OCA team at the Plugfest venue. We welcomed the OCPP community to Arnhem, the Netherlands, for another inspiring edition of the OCPP Plugfest: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcbo...
Plugfest The Netherlands 2025 Aftermovie
YouTube video by Open Charge Alliance
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October 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚀𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗢𝗖𝗣𝗣 𝟭.𝟲
The program is updated to align the OCPP 1.6 certification program with the OCPP 2.X certification program, and with the higher security requirements from the industry.
🔍 What’s new? Learn more about this update here: openchargealliance.org/new-certific...
October 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We’re excited to announce our first-ever OCA Member Meeting in North America, together with the EVRoaming foundation. 🎉🌍 Join us in Toronto on November 18 and 19, 2025. Not a member yet? You are welcome to join as guest. Register here: web-eur.cvent.com/event/53cb2a...
September 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🦘 Have you ever wondered what challenges Australia faces in EV integration?⚡Join the OCA webinar on Sept 25 with three Australian experts! Learn about EV challenges and solutions down under. 👉 openchargealliance.org/events/webin...
September 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🌐 OCPP 2.1 accepted by IEC as IEC 63584-210 🎉
Lonneke Driessen, CEO of OCA: “This brings us further on our journey towards convenient, efficient, and secure EV charging all over the globe. Thank you to the national committees who were involved.” @iecstandards.bsky.social
#OCPP #IEC #EVCharging
September 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We are proud to announce the launch of a new OCA Working Group: the Regional & Regulatory Requirements Working Group 📝🌍 Meet us at one of the online Kick Off meetings. More information and how to join: openchargealliance.org/new-regional...
August 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🔌 Register now for the OCPP Plugfest The Netherlands from September 30 to October 1! Test your OCPP 2.0.1 and 2.1 implementations and connect with developers from around the world. 🌍 Join us onsite in Arnhem or online. 👉www.openchargealliance.org/events/ocpp-plugfest-openadr-hackathon-in-arnhem/
August 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Who will win the OCPP Grand Challenge India? 🏆🧑‍💻 Keep an eye on our channels to see who comes out on top. Are you up for a challenge yourself? Meet us at the upcoming OCPP Plugfest in Arnhem, the Netherlands.🔋https://openchargealliance.org/ocpp-plugfest/
July 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The OCPP Grand Challenge India has started! We're wishing everyone good luck with tackling the challenges! 🪶🧑‍💻
🔧 The teams are working hard to implement OCPP 2.Lite and make their chargers cyber secure. We can’t wait to see their results tomorrow. Stay tuned for more! #OCPPGrandChallenge #OCPP2Lite
July 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🎥 New OCA video tutorial – How the OCPP Certification Program works 🏅 This tutorial guides you through the OCPP Certification Program, including the newly added option to certify product family members.📺 Watch it now and learn how to receive your OCPP certificate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o0j...
OCA tutorial: How the OCPP Certification Program works
YouTube video by Open Charge Alliance
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July 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
High-quality testing, expert presentations and a Korean palace! 🏯 On June 4 and 5, we brought together the Korean (and global 🌍) OCPP community in Seoul for two exciting days of learning, testing, and networking. What's next? Discover our upcoming events at openchargealliance.org/events/
June 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
⚡ Join the OCPP Grand Challenge India 2025! 💻
📅 Date: July 22 - 23, 2025
📍 Location: BRIGHTBLU Offices, Pune, India

Come together to build, test, and prove your OCPP implementations. Are you ready for the Grand Challenge?👉 openchargealliance.org/events/ocpp-...
May 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Visit the Exhibition at OCPP Plugfest & Conference Korea! 🌍
📅 June 4th & 5th, 2025 at Coex Center in Seoul.
Chat with fellow participants and network with industry leaders. If you want to join as a visitor, click here for more information and register today. 👉 web-eur.cvent.com/event/89701b...
April 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
⚡📅 Rescheduled: OCPP Plugfest & Conference Korea – New Dates: June 4th & 5th. 👉 Register here: web-eur.cvent.com/event/89701b...
Due to South Korea's presidential election on June 3rd, we had to reschedule this event. Originally, it was scheduled for June 3rd and 4th.
April 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚀 Webinars on March 4th & 5th: Meet the new 2025 workgroups!
🗓️ March 4th: lnkd.in/eKYV3JgW
🗓️ March 5th: lnkd.in/eWNRBHwi

Interested in contributing to OCA’s future? Curious about the latest initiatives and collaborations? Have questions about how to participate? Then this webinar is for you!
February 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join our webinars about the new OCTT (OCPP Compliance Testing Tool). What to expect?

🛠️ Deep dive into OCTT’s latest improvements
💪 Live demonstration
💡 How to contribute to the working group

📅 Feb 25th: register.gotowebinar.com/register/289...
📅 Feb 26th: register.gotowebinar.com/register/356...
February 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🎉 OCPP 2.1 is now available! Read more 👉 openchargealliance.org/ocpp-2-1-is-... We reached this milestone thanks to the input and feedback we received from OCA members and OCPP enthusiasts from all over the world! 🌍 🙏 Together, we define the future of EV charging!
January 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎉 OCPP is officially published on the IEC website as IEC 63584: 2024. Are you interested in OCPP, IEC, and standardization? Join our IEC webinar by Lonneke Driessen - Mutters and Hussein Al Haj Hassan.

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January 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
⚡OCPP Becomes a CENELEC Standard🌍
OCPP (IEC 63584) has officially been voted in as a CENELEC standard. We want to thank everyone in the OCPP community for their commitment and dedication. The CENELEC approval is an important milestone for us, after already achieving IEC approval earlier this year ✅
December 23, 2024 at 1:52 PM