Work on installing 100 public charging stations for EVs in Delhi nearing completion: officials

The work on installing 100 public charging stations for electric vehicles in Delhi is nearing completion and all of them are likely to become operational by July, officials said on Monday.

The civil infrastructure has been completed for more than 95 of the 100 charging stations. The setting up of charges and other electrical work like power connection has started now, they said.

"The public charging stations, having a total of 500 charging points for the electric vehicles, will start functioning from July and all of them will become operational by the end of the month," said a senior Delhi government official. Land was handed over after agreement to four concessionaires selected through open bidding for setting up the charging stations.

The vehicle owners using the public charging points will have to pay at the rate of Rs 2 per unit. It will be the lowest EV charging fee in the country, officials claimed. Most of the public charging stations are being set up at metro stations to facilitate people who use both private vehicles and metro trains for daily commute, they said. Most of the public charging stations are being set up at metro stations to facilitate people who use both private vehicles and metro trains for daily commute, they said.