The government has called a snap bid for procurement of electric vehicle chargers today to ensure ready availability of charging stations by next month, as vehicles from the first phase of electric vehicles tender start coming in. The snap bid, which is called out for making procurement in a short time, will require providers to supply 300 electric vehicle chargers by November 20.
Saurabh Kumar, managing director at Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), tweeted that snap bid for EV chargers initiated for faster launch of charging stations for first EV batch expected by mid-November.
EESL had floated a global tender for procurement of 4,000 chargers for electric vehicles earlier this year. The technical qualification requires companies to have their chargers tested at IIT Madras, post which the financial bid would be open to those who qualify.
According to Economic Times, an official said that it’s an offer to all 14 who have participated, that those who either have a test certificate or can give an undertaking that their chargers meet the specifications, if they can put up 300 charging stations by November 20.
Companies such as ABB, Siemens, BHEL and Delta Power Solution India Ltd are among the 14 players who have submitted technical bids for electric vehicle charging stations, according to media sources. The snap bid is called to ensure the charging infrastructure for 500 electric sedans, which EESL is procuring from Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, is ready by this month.
