By Samachar Vishesh News
Chandigarh 11th
October:- Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of four
National Public Sector Enterprises under Ministry of Power, Government of
India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BSNL (Punjab Telecom Circle), an Indian state-owned
telecommunications company, to install 100 public charging stations to boost
e-mobility in Punjab. Both EESL and BSNL have entered this 10-year MOU with the
objective of building electric vehicle infrastructure in BSNL, Punjab Telecom
Circle area and explore synergy for further promoting EVs, including electric
two-wheelers in the state.
Talking
about EESL’s mission to build a robust EV infrastructure, Venkatesh Dwivedi,
Director (Projects), EESL said that developing a strong supporting EV infrastructure is the key to
cultivating consumer confidence in electric vehicles and would significantly
enhance consumer convenience as well. He added further that EESL is
leading initiatives to promote EV adoption in India under its national
e-mobility programme. We are glad to partner with BSNL for synergistic action on setting up
public charging infrastructure and services in Chandigarh.
Several
states in India have released policies for promoting local adoption of EVs.
Installation of public charging stations would help in gaining considerable
strides towards creating a sustainable EV ecosystem in the states. With
installation of public charging stations, the range anxiety among residents
will reduce considerably, which would spur the proliferation of e-mobility.
This would help meet the state level targets of increasing EV adoption as well
and will help bring down emission levels.
Taking
forward the vision of the National Electric Mobility Programme, EESL has
commissioned 300 AC and 170 DC chargers across India, with 65 public charging
points currently operational in Delhi NCR. In pursuit of increasing the
charging infrastructure penetration, EESL has also signed MoUs with Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation (AMC), Noida Authority, Chennai Metro Rail Corporation
Limited (CMRCL), Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRCL), Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration
(CDMA) for development of Public Charging Stations (PCS) in their respective
areas.
With its
innovative model of demand aggregation and bulk procurement, EESL receives
electric vehicles and chargers at a significantly discounted rate vis-à-vis the
actual market value. Further, with access to low cost funds, it is able to
discover the most competitive project costs. Using this approach, EESL has
established a sustainable business model, which makes EVs affordable for the
end-consumers.
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