EESL, Ahmedabad civic body ink pact to develop EV infra.

In a bid to boost electric mobility, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) have entered into a partnership to establish infrastructure for electric vehicles (EV) in urban areas over a 10-year period.

Under the terms of the MoU signed today – the World Environment Day 2019 – AMC and EESL will jointly work to fast-track the adoption of e-mobility in Ahmedabad by installing around 100 public charging stations and promoting electric vehicles on rental and purchase basis.

Cost sharing

The entire investment for services pertaining to MoU will be borne by EESL along with the operation and maintenance of public charging infrastructure. AMC will be responsible for provision of space for infrastructure and requisite power connection, including load sanction and meter connections.

With this, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is expected to save over 4.46 tonnes of CO2 emissions per e-car per year, a statement said here.

Vijay Nehra, Municipal Commissioner, AMC, signed the MoU in the presence of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Venkatesh Dwivedi, Director (Projects), Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) among others.

Dwivedi, Director (Projects), EESL, said, “Electric vehicles are at the forefront of the global agenda to move towards a sustainable future. EESL is leading initiatives to promote EV adoption in India under the National eMobility Mission.”

Several States in India have released policies for promoting adoption of EVs. Installation of public charging stations will help these efforts in creating a sustainable EV ecosystem in the States.

The installation of public charging stations is believed to help meet the State-level targets of increasing EV adoption.

Tie-ups with States

EESL is a joint venture of NTPC Ltd, Power Finance Corporation Ltd, Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd and Powergrid Corporation.

Under EESL’s EV programme, it has completed tender processes to procure 10,000 e-cars. Till date, 1,408 e-cars have been deployed across the country and are under registration/allocation. For charging e-cars, 286 AC & 142 DC chargers have also been commissioned.

EESL has signed agreements with various PSUs, government departments, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana governments.

HBL