The Delhi government has been planning to build an effective electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the state for faster uptake of EVs.
The government recently held discussions on 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 17 September 2020 in which the members had agreed that Delhi Transco (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 percent of all new vehicle registrations by 2024 to be battery electric vehicles (BEVs).
For installation of EV charging stations, a centralised tendering system will be adopted to hire an energy operator to run, maintain and upgrade charging stations. The land-owning agencies will be required to provide land for installation of public EV charging stations.
