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Goa: CM Pramod Sawant inaugurates first public EV charging station

Goa: CM Pramod Sawant inaugurates first public EV charging station

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EESL said in a statement it is a 142 Kilowatt fast charger and is also the first among 12 public EV chargers to be set by CESL

New Delhi : Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the state’s first public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at the assembly complex of Goa Legislative Secretariat on Thursday as part of the Green Goa Initiative.

The EV charging station has been installed by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL). EESL said in a statement it is a 142 Kilowatt fast charger and is also the first among 12 public EV chargers to be set by CESL.

Sawant also launched two electric vehicles, Hyundai Kona and TATA Tigor from the Secretariat assembly complex in Porvorim. “Statistics have shown that with the rise in the number of vehicles in the state, there has been a rise in the air pollution levels. If pollution is to be reduced, it is necessary to move electric vehicles,” he said.

The establishment of EV charging units is part of the agreement signed between EESL and Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) on November 6 2020, the company said.

So far, three high-capacity combo EV chargers of 122-150 KW, type 2 AC standards have been installed that can charge long-range EVs like Hyundai Kona, Tata Nexon, and MG variants.

Source : economictimes
Anand Gupta Editor - EQ Int'l Media Network