Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) is looking to develop around 11 electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) in Shillong, Meghalaya.
PGCIL has laid the foundation stone for first ever EVCS in the state of Meghalaya at its office complex on 5 September 2021 at Lapalang, Shillong.
The EVCS are being developed under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles (FAME) India Scheme Phase-II.
Under this scheme, PGCIL will be developing 11 EVCS in Shillong city (five public EVCS and six at government establishments). Each station shall have four 15 kW DC-001 chargers and one 100 kW CCS-2/CHAdeMO charger (dual gun) making it 66 charging points in Shillong city.
Out of the 11 locations, memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed for four locations which include POWERGRID Office Complex at Lapalang, MTC Ware House at Demthring, MTC Parking Lot at Police Bazar and Polo Parking Lot at Polo.
PGCIL has presently 1,72,154 ckm of transmission lines, 262 sub-stations and more than 4,46,940 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions.