The Delhi government announced plans to ramp up infrastructure to support more electric vehicles in the Capital.
As part of the plan, about 1,000 new charging points for EVs and 103 battery swapping stations will be set up by Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) in the next few weeks.
The first set of charging stations are expected to be inaugurated next month.
The Kejriwal-government will be joining hands with discoms and civic bodies to create a coordinated strategy for rapid expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, an official statement said on Thursday.
The decision was taken at the fifth meeting of the government’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Working Group.
The Working Group, chaired by Vice Chairperson, Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi, Jasmine Shah plays a role in guiding the overall strategy for roll-out of public and private EV charging infrastructure in the city.
Inputs from different agencies were discussed during the meeting and a plan for the same is set to be launched during the fourth Delhi EV Forum on August 10, which will also mark the two year anniversary of Delhi’s EV policy.
Shah said the national capital has led the country in establishing a wide network of EV charging points.
“There are a total of 2,356 charging points and 234 battery-swapping stations currently operational at 1,892 locations in Delhi. Setting up an efficient, cost-effective, and equitable network of charging stations in Delhi requires coordination among multiple stakeholder departments. The working group and a coordinated strategy encompassing all the relevant stakeholders ensure that EV charging is not planned in silos,” he stressed.
