Tuesday, May 24, 2022
By Kamal Swami
100 EV Stations To Operate In Delhi From July 2022
According to recent reports, 100 public electric vehicle charging stations will operate in Delhi from July this year. It is reported, that the government is about the touch its mark of developing 100 EV charging stations in Delhi by July 200. The task of developing more than 95 electric vehicle charging stations has been completed by the government, and now the tasks like setting up the charging points and other small tasks are pending.
In a statement from a senior officer of the Delhi government, these charging stations will have 500 charging points which will be effective by the end of July. It would be important to note that the land for these charging stations was given after the selection through open bidding initiated for the allotment of land to develop the charging stations.
The electric vehicle owners coming to these stations for charging their vehicles will need to pay rupees 2 per unit. In the words of a government office, it is the lowest price for charging an electric vehicle. The government official also added that these stations are developed near metro stations where people drop their vehicles for a long journey.
The electric vehicle policy of the Delhi government focuses on developing charging stations at a distance of every three kilometres. From the data revealed by the Delhi government, at present, there are about 597 charging stations with 825 charging points and 165 battery swapping facilities. It is interesting to know that the government of Delhi is working hard to encourage the use of electric vehicles and reduce the levels of pollution in the city.
