EESL partners NOIDA authority to install EV charging units and related infrastructure

Noida authority has been sanctioned 162 Public EV Charging Stations (PCS) comprising 54 Bharat DC001 (15kW) and 108 122kW (50kW CCS2+ 50kW CHAdeMO+ 22kW Type2) Fast Chargers under the FAME India Scheme.

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The agreement was signed by A K Tyagi, General Manager, Noida Authority and Amit Kaushik, Executive Director (Growth), EESL, in the of Ritu Maheshwari, CEO, Noida Authority.

The agreement was signed by A K Tyagi, General Manager, Noida Authority and Amit Kaushik, Executive Director (Growth), EESL, in the of Ritu Maheshwari, CEO, Noida Authority.

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, government of India, has signed an agreement with the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) to promote electric vehicles and install public EV charging stations and related infrastructure.

The partnership will also facilitate the creation of an infrastructural ecosystem to accelerate e-mobility uptake as the nation emerges from the lockdown post Covid-19 pandemic. The agreement was signed by A K Tyagi, General Manager, Noida Authority and Amit Kaushik, Executive Director (Growth), EESL, in the of Ritu Maheshwari, CEO, Noida Authority.

Speaking at the agreement signing ceremony, Ritu Maheshwari said, “Developing a sustainable landscape with strong supporting EV infrastructure is the key to cultivating consumer confidence in electric vehicles. This will significantly enhance consumer convenience as well. With increasing penetration of EVs, the local pollutants emission levels are also expected to reduce, leading to cleaner air and several public health benefits.”

Amit Kaushik: “Electric Vehicles (EVs) are at the forefront of the world’s agenda to move towards a sustainable future and EESL is proud to be progressively leading initiatives to promote EV adoption in India under its national e-mobility programme. We are pleased to partner with Noida authority to co-create synergies to set up Public EV Charging Infrastructure in Noida.”

Under the partnership, EESL will make an upfront investment on services pertaining to the agreement along with the operation and maintenance of public charging infrastructure by qualified manpower. Noida authority will be responsible for the provision of space for the charging infrastructure. The initiative is estimated to save over 3.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions per e-car per year.

Noida authority has been sanctioned 162 Public EV Charging Stations (PCS) comprising 54 Bharat DC001 (15kW) and 108 122kW (50kW CCS2+ 50kW CHAdeMO+ 22kW Type2) Fast Chargers under the FAME India Scheme Phase-II of Department of Heavy Industry (DHI). EESL is the selected organisation for deployment of public charging stations in NOIDA City.

Till date, EESL has installed 20 EV chargers, 13 are commissioned and 7 are under commissioning. These EV chargers have been installed around the prominent places of Noida such as Ganga Shopping Complex (Sector 29), near Electronic City Metro Station (Sector 63), opposite Shopprix Mall (Sector 61), near RTO office (Sector 33), Advant Chowk (Sector 142) and Main Market of Sector 50 to name a few.

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