OCPP Plugfest & Conference Korea

Test, get new insights and connect with other OCPP enthusiasts at the upcoming OCPP Plugfest & Conference Korea. Join us on June 4th & 5th, 2025.

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About us

About us

The Open Charge Alliance (OCA) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2014. With members from all over the world, we focus on open standards and advancing the development of sustainable charging solutions.

Our mission is to foster the global development, adoption and compliance of communication protocols in EV charging infrastructure and related standards through collaboration, education, testing, and certification.

 

Activities

OCA has multiple activities as an organization and as a community.  

  • Governance of the OCPP and OSCP protocols
  • Promote OCPP and OSCP protocol
  • Bring together and enthuse the EV community for open standards
  • Host working groups to stimulate the development of OCPP
  • Host events to stimulate the use and development of OCPP in the form of Plugfests and webinairs
  • Make sure OCPP is adjusted to the needs of the industry 

Organization

The Open Charge Alliance is an industry alliance governed by the OCA Board. The Board consists of five companies that represent all OCA members: Shell Recharge, ESB, ChargePoint, Pionix GmbH, and ElaadNL. 

The Board is responsible for the annual plan and budget, establishing or ending working and task groups, and defining the overall strategy.

Within the OCA community, working groups are formed to focus on key areas. The current groups are the Technology Working Group (TWG) and the Compliance Working Group (CWG). These working groups can establish small, temporary task groups to research and address specific topics or challenges.

As a non-profit foundation, we reinvest the fees collected from members and companies purchasing OCTT to advance the development and spread of OCPP and other open standards.

As a non-profit foundation, we reinvest the fees collected from members and from companies purchasing the OCTT to support the ongoing development and adoption of OCPP and other open standards.

For more information on the OCA structure please check the OCA Policies and Procedures.

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