Delhi Govt planning to build effective EV infrastructure

New Delhi, Oct 26 : The Delhi government has been planning to build on an effective Electric Vehicle (EV) charging Infrastructure across the national capital for faster uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs).
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot emphasized on the issued here in a meeting convened earlier on Monday to discuss the status of identification of potential land sites owned by government departments or agencies for setting up EV charging infrastructure in the city.
The first meeting for the Working Group on Accelerated Rollout of Charging Infrastructure in Delhi was held on September 17 this year in which the members had agreed that Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) as the State Nodal Agency for EVs will pool government land parcels and integrate a state-wise tender to install charging stations across the city of Delhi.
Simultaneously, DTL and Delhi DISCOMS will also conduct a joint-survey of the land parcels to identify sites for Priority 1 of the tendering process.
The Delhi EV Policy, 2020 targets 25 per cent of all new vehicle registrations by 2024 to be Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs).
In order to encourage the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, the government is focusing on the “speedy rollout of Electric Vehicle charging Infrastructure in Delhi”.