Delhi: In bid to encourage malls to install EV chargers, govt launches guidebook

The Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging guidebook for shopping malls in the capital Friday. According to a communication from the government, representatives of shopping malls have expressed their support to install EV chargers in at least 5% of their parking space over the next six months.

Prepared in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, India (WRI), the guidebook provides pointers on planning, installing, and managing EV charging infrastructure in malls.

Jasmine Shah, DDC vice-chairperson, said, “Every city in the world that made a mass-scale jump towards e-mobility, did so on the back of strong charging infrastructure. Besides this, we need to ensure that every place that a vehicle stops at has a charging point, be it offices, residences or malls.”