State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) on Thursday has entered a pact with Bhagirathi Sustainability India to promote EVs in private and government agencies in India. EESL is also working towards strengthening the charging infrastructure.

Bhagirathi Sustainability India to promote EVs

EESL has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Bhagirathi Sustainability India Pvt Ltd to explore the possibilities of encouraging electric vehicles in India. With this partnership, EESL sets out to deploy around 250 EVs and fast-track the adoption of e-mobility within private and government agencies across India. It will start with Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Currently, Bhagirathi Sustainability India is operating a fleet of around 131 EVs in India. In 2016, in order to help in reducing greenhouse gas emissions transportation solutions company Bhagirathi Group ventured into electric cars.

Under EESL’s EV program, a total of 1,510 electric cars have been deployed till date and another 500 cars are under registration. EESL has also signed agreements with various public sector undertakings, government departments, and state governments of Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and others for deploying electric cars.

EESL has also been working towards strengthening the charging infrastructure. Till now, 65 public charging stations (PCSs) abide by DC-001 (15kW) have been commissioned in Delhi.

Besides these PCSs, EESL has also installed a total number of 470 captive chargers, out of which 170 are DC-001 fast chargers and 300 are AC-001 chargers.

With an aim to set up at least 10,000 charging stations in the next 2-3 years across India, EESL has signed the agreement with various urban local bodies and other organizations for setting up public charging infrastructure across India.

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