Over 1,000 charging stations have been installed at the behest of residents’ associations, private individuals, companies and others in the one year since the Delhi government launched a single-window facility to encourage people to switch to electric vehicles by making charging widely available.
A government official used to earlier carry his electric bike to his 6th floor apartment to charge the vehicle. “It was a tough task and also risky, so I got the EV charging facility installed in the covered parking area,” said the official, who wished to remain unnamed. “I applied through the website of a discom (power distribution utility), which charged me ₹3,500 for installing the charging point.”
The charging station is now also used by some of his friends living in the tower block. “I do not charge my friends because it is not a commercial practice,” he said.
