Electric charging station integrated into a closing compartment

Electrical charging or power supply station, with a charging or power supply socket (6) for inserting the plug of a charging or power supply cable, wherein the socket (6) is arranged within a locker (1) with a locker door (2), which has an electrically controlled lock and can be opened by a user by means of an authentication that is detectable via a reading or detection device (7, 9, 10) associated with the locker (1) and arranged on the locker or on its door, and wherein the power supply after insertion of the plug into the socket (6) can be triggered manually or automatically.