Delhi government has announced that it has floated a tender to set up 500 e-vehicle charging points at around 100 locations, expressed Satyendra Jain, MoS, Power Ministry.
"Delhi government has floated nation's biggest tender for EV (electric vehicle) charging today, with provision for 500 charging points at 100 locations in Delhi so that EVs can be charged outside homes too," Jain conveyed at a press conference.
The projected timeline to complete the project is one year, he said.
He also said that "With a vision of Arvind Kejriwal to make Delhi the EV capital of the country, have floated a tender today to set up 500 EV charging points at 100 locations, which will have at least 10 percent minimum fast charging points and the rates of which will be kept very nominal."
Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched 'Switch Delhi', an electric vehicle mass awareness campaign, to sensitize citizens about the benefits of switching to electric vehicles.
Delhi government has rolled out incentives for the acquisition of electric vehicles (EVs) among all the states.
"Our vision is that by 2024, 25 percent of new vehicles must be electric. Approximately Rs 30,000 subsidies are to be given for two and three-wheelers while Rs 1.5 lakh for four-wheelers. We are starting the 'Switch Delhi' campaign today to make people aware of clean vehicles," Kejriwal had expressed.