As per the plan, empanelment will be for both slow and fast chargers
The Delhi government is empanelling more private electric vehicle charging infrastructure providers in order to ramp up the single window process for the installation of charging stations at private and semi-public spaces in the city.
As per PTI, Three private power distribution companies (discom)- BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)- have been recommended by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, which is tasked to implement the policy and install charging points for EVs.
As per the plan, empanelment will be for both slow and fast chargers. The purchase and installation of EV chargers will be provided under two options: outright purchase and on a monthly subscription basis.
“The empanelment will be accompanied by the roll-out of an innovative, single-window facility for installation of EV chargers in private and semi-public spaces in Delhi, which includes residential spaces like apartments and group housing societies, institutional buildings like hospitals, and commercial spaces like malls and theatres,” it stated.
The Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC), which is a premier think tank of the Delhi Government and is supervising the EV policy, said once the facility is rolled out, consumers will be able to compare costs and features of different chargers on discom websites, order a charger, and schedule its installation through a single call or an online order.
“Delhi will soon be the only city where anyone can get an EV charger installed, net of Delhi Govt subsidy, by making a single phone call or applying online,” said Jasmine Shah, vice chairman of DDC.
The rollout plan will ensure a single-window process for consumers where requests for charger installation can be placed with vendors of EV chargers empanelled by discoms through a transparent process. Consumers will also be able to apply for a separate electrical connection with a special EV tariff.
The scheme will also provide disbursal of a grant of 100 per cent for the purchase of charging equipment up to Rs 6000 per charging point for the first 30,000 charging points, as per the mandate of the Delhi EV policy.
The initiative is part of the electric vehicles scheme of the Delhi government which was launched last year aiming to reduce fuel-run vehicles by up to 25 per cent by 2024. For that, the government is facilitating over 5000 charger points for EVs.
To encourage the people of Delhi to adopt e-vehicles instead of fuel-run vehicles it has also offered a subsidy of Rs 10,000 per kWh to the first 1,000 e-cars or electric four wheelers, with a cap of Rs 150,000 per vehicle.
