The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has engaged Telecommunications Consultants India (TCIL) for setting up 35 e-charging stations in the next four months. It will also install 10 four-wheeler charging stations.
The sites have been finalised and it aims to inaugurate some of these eco-friendly stations for two-wheelers on 2 October 2021.
The electric two-wheelers are not only eco-friendly but also occupy less space and travel 80-100 km after a full charge that consumes eight units of electricity. The electric four-wheelers consume 20 units to travel 100 km and SDMC has already set up 21 e-charging stations for these vehicles.
TCIL will be responsible for installation, maintenance and operation of the e-charging and battery swapping stations. Each station for two-wheelers will have space for charging at least four two-wheelers at a time.
The PSU will get space equivalent to three cars (37.5 sq mtr) for running each facility and, in lieu of the land, it will share revenue at Re one per kWh with SDMC. If it needs more space at any station, Rs 2,000 will be charged monthly per extra space.
Though each charging point can run on 3.5 kW load, it will also install pole-mounted distribution transformers of 100 kW each for uninterrupted power supply.
The smart stations will have solar panels and can also run on solar energy.