Delhi to Get 100 EV Charging Stations by July Finish, to Cost Under Rs. 3 per Unit

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

On Thursday, Delhi Power Minister Atishi reviewed the challenge together with the facility division officers. During 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 make 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 throughout the stipulated timelines. She additional stated that “the efforts of the Kejriwal government have made Delhi emerge as the electric vehicle (EV) capital of the country in recent years. In this direction, the government is establishing 100 EV charging stations throughout the town to strengthen Delhi’s EV charging infrastructure.”

“With this project, there would be an excellent and convenient EV charging infrastructure in every part of the city, where the cost of charging per unit will be the lowest not only in the country but also in the world. People will have to spend less than Rs. 3 per unit for EV charging,” She added.

As a results of the federal government’s efforts, Atishi stated that 16.7 % of the overall automobiles offered within the capital in December 2022 have been electrical automobiles, which is the best within the nation.

“Now that the demand for electric vehicles is increasing so rapidly among people in Delhi, we are building 100 EV charging stations in the capital to ensure that people have enough charging stations available around them and do not face any problems related to charging,” the Minister stated.

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

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