As many as 100 new electric vehicle charging stations will be set up across prime locations in Delhi by 27 June 2022. Of these, 71 will be at Metro stations.
The charge for using the station facility will be Rs 2 per unit, which may be the lowest in the country. The EV policy envisages a charging station per three km in the city. Tenders were floated for setting up 100 e-vehicle charging stations with 500 charging points.
Tenders have been closed, and 100 prime locations have been identified where charging stations will be set up.
The e-vehicle charging stations will be built on a public-private partnership (PPP) mode, with land, cabling and transmission infrastructure being provided by the government, and equipment and manpower provided by the company.
Tender was selected on the basis of lowest service charge and of the 12 bidders, the service charge to be taken has been posited in the negative value.
The agreements will be signed by 8 April 2022 and by 27 June 2022 these will become operational. Around 400 charging points currently exist in the city and are owned by government and private companies.
The 100 locations have been chosen across the national capital based on a scientific survey and cater to underserved areas.