Government Bodies float tenders for 500 EV charging stations

The announcements came just after the government notified Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme in India on February 29. The scheme proposed for establishment of 2,700 charging station in metros, other million-plus cities and smart cities.

NEW DELHI: Government bodies like Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has floated tender for over 500 electric vehicle charging stations in the last two months.

The announcements came just after the government notified Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme in India on February 29. The scheme proposed for establishment of 2,700 charging station in metros, other million-plus cities and smart cities.

Delhi-based government body EESL has invited bid to set-up 200 fast chargers in Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. The bidder will have to give three years of on-site warranty and annual maintenance contract. Moreover, it will be also responsible for the finding location, supply and installation.

Similarly, a public sector enterprise, Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), had floated a tender to put 270 electric vehicle charging points across various locations in the country. Out of the 270 chargers, 70 normal AC chargers, 170 DC fast chargers, and 30 DC fast chargers will be installed in cities like Ranchi, Bengaluru, Goa, Shimla, Hyderabad, Agra as well as on the Delhi-Jaipur-Agra and Mumbai-Pune highways. The bidder will have to undertake the annual maintenance services for a period of five years.

REIL has mandated that bidders should open an authorized service centre equipped with required spares and servicemen before the installation of charging stations.

NTPC, which has taken various steps to develop an electric vehicle charging station in the country, has also invited bids to set-up EV charging station, especially for buses and four-wheelers. However, there is no clarity on the number of stations to be installed. The selected bidder will have to provide ten years of maintenance service of the charging infrastructure.

In November 2018, NTPC signed MoUs with vehicle aggregators Ola, Lithium, Shuttl, Bikxie, Bounce, Electrie and Zoom Car for development and utilization of public charging infrastructure. This collaboration with aggregators, having a presence in the entire spectrum of e-mobility across India, will help the development of charging infrastructure for the various vehicle segments as well as effective utilisation of public charging infrastructure.

Source: auto.economictimes.indiatimes