Tata Power, one of India’s largest integrated power companies and electric vehicle charging solutions providers, has achieved the milestone of having over 1,000 EV charging points in Mumbai powered by green energy.
The company says Mumbai has over 10,000 EVs and growing four-wheelers on the roads. To support this growth, Tata Power is spearheading the development of an extensive EV charging infrastructure throughout the city. At present, Tata Power has over 1,000 green charging points out of which 44 are public, 385 are in residential societies, 58 are across commercial locations such as malls, hotels, workplaces, etc, and 531 are fleet charging points. Their presence at strategic locations ensures convenient access for EV owners.
Moreover, the network also extends along major highways, facilitating seamless intercity travel for electric vehicle users. Tata Power has been providing EV charging services to players like Everest, CAB-E and also has EV charging points at prominent residential societies like Rustomjee Oriana, Rustomjee Elanza, Lodha The Park, Kalpataru Pinnacle, Lodha Primero, The Reserve by Runwal across the city.
Tata Power says to encourage intercity travel along popular routes, it has installed over 19 fast charging points on the Mumbai-Pune highway and about 26 fast charging points on the Mumbai-Goa (via Pune) highway. The company has nationwide EV charging network spread over 475 cities and towns, offering a variety of charging solutions tailored to meet the needs of home users, public and semi-public, and bus fleets. It has more than 73,000 home chargers, over 5,300 public, semi-public, and fleet charging points, and 690+ bus charging stations.
Going forward, it has outlined an ambitious plan to expand its green energy footprint to an additional 4,000 charging points across Maharashtra, in a phased manner. This expansion aims to not only extend the reach of accessible EV charging solutions but also to ensure that these facilities are powered by 100% renewable energy sources.
