Delhi Gets 25 New Charging Stations; To Be Operational Starting March First Week
The New Delhi Municipal Council NDMC has now installed 25 new charging points across the capital. The charging points have been placed across Lutyens&rsquo Delhi including CP Gole Market, Sarojini Nagar, Jor Bagh and Yashwant Place. The stations are set to be operational starting the first week of March.
Electric vehicles have been finding increased adoption in India in the recent past and the capital city is a visible example of that. Along with electric buses and e-rickshaws, several electric cars can be seen running on the Delhi roads as part of a push by the government departments to make their transport greener.
To empower these EVs, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has now installed 25 new charging points across the capital. The charging points have been placed across Lutyens¡¯ Delhi, including CP, Gole Market, Sarojini Nagar, Jor Bagh and Yashwant Place. The charging stations are set to be operational starting the first week of March.
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The charging points come as a part of NDMC¡¯s MoU with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) signed last year. Post the MoU, EESL had selected a company to install the charging stations as per the minister of power guidelines, as mentioned by NDMC chairperson Naresh Kumar.
Indian authorities will be rolling out the second phase of its FAME (Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric vehicles) soon. With that, the government is set to bring incentives to all those opting for an EV or a hybrid over an IC engine vehicle. In addition, the phase will also offer subsidies to the manufacturers of such green vehicles.
