Delhi to Get 100 EV Charging Stations by July End, to Charge Less Than Rs. 3

Underneath the flagship initiative of the Delhi authorities, 100 EV (electrical autos) charging stations will probably be established at varied metro stations, bus depots and different locations throughout the nationwide capital.

On Thursday, Delhi Energy Minister Atishi reviewed the undertaking together with the facility division officers. Through the assembly, Atishi directed the officers of the facility division and Delhi Transco Ltd (DTL) to proactively deal with the problems occurring within the set up of EV charging stations and be sure that 50 of them are prepared by the top of April and 100 by the top of July.

She directed the officers to expedite the work and full it inside the stipulated timelines. She additional mentioned that “the efforts of the Kejriwal authorities have made Delhi emerge as the electrical car (EV) capital of the nation in recent times. On this route, the federal government is establishing 100 EV charging stations throughout the town to strengthen Delhi’s EV charging infrastructure.”

“With this undertaking, there could be a superb and handy EV charging infrastructure in each a part of the town, the place the price of charging per unit would be the lowest not solely within the nation but in addition on the earth. Individuals must spend lower than Rs. 3 per unit for EV charging,” She added.

On account of the federal government’s efforts, Atishi mentioned that 16.7 p.c of the overall autos bought within the capital in December 2022 have been electrical autos, which is the very best within the nation.

“Now that the demand for electrical autos is growing so quickly amongst individuals in Delhi, we’re constructing 100 EV charging stations within the capital to make sure that individuals have sufficient charging stations accessible round them and don’t face any issues associated to charging,” the Minister mentioned.

Notably, all these charging stations being arrange by the Delhi authorities are primarily based on a public-private partnership (PPP) mannequin.

Final yr, the federal government had issued the nation’s largest tender on this sector. The price of charging per unit at these charging stations is even lower than Rs. 3 per unit, mentioned the official assertion.