Solar-powerded battery charging station

The present invention provides an apparatus which is capable of efficiently utilizing electricity stored in a rechargeable battery unit, e.g. during the nighttime, thereby charging an increased number of electric vehicles, etc. The apparatus according to the present invention includes: a roof member 11 supported by supporting poles 10; photovoltaic modules 2 provided on the roof member 11; a rechargeable battery unit which stores electricity generated by the photovoltaic modules 2; charging units which supply charging electricity to vehicles; LED lighting elements 3 which has high-luminosity LED lighting elements and low-luminosity LED lighting elements lit with electricity from the rechargeable battery unit; and a control unit which detects the vehicles and controls turning ON and OFF of the lighting appliances based on the detection.