Govt invites proposals for EV charging stations on highways

The government has invited proposals for the installation of Electric Vehicles charging stations from entities keen to build and operate charging infrastructure on major highways and expressways across the country. The Department of Heavy Industries has floated an Expression of Interest for inviting proposals from public and private entities to build and operate Public EV charging infrastructure on the Mumbai-Pune, Ahmedabad-Vadodara, Delhi-Agra Yamuna, Bengaluru-Mysore, Bengaluru-Chennai, Surat-Mumbai, Agra-Lucknow, Eastern Peripheral and Hyderabad-ORR Expressways. Proposals have also been invited for highways including Delhi-Srinagar, Delhi-Kolkata, Agra-Nagpur, Meerut-Gangotri Dham, Mumbai-Delhi, Mumbai-Panaji, Mumbai-Nagpur, Mumbai-Bengaluru and Kolkata-Bhubaneswar. Under Phase-II, the Government intends to support the development of EV charging infrastructure by extending capital grant to organizations for promoting the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs). The Centre has approved Phase-II of FAME India Scheme [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India] for 3 years commencing from 1st April 2019 with main focus on the electrification of public and shared transportation.