Ministry of Power

25 Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Installed in Bengaluru on Pilot Basis Under Fame-India Scheme: Shri Piyush Goyal 

Posted On: 27 JUL 2017 4:51PM by PIB Delhi

 

The Minister of State (ICfor Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal, while giving a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, informed the House that under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &Electric Vehicles in India [FAME-IndiaScheme of the Government, 25Charging Stations have been installed at 6 different locations in Bengaluru by M/sMahindra REVA Electric Vehicles PvtLtd, as a pilot project. Based on the proposals received under FAME Scheme, charging infrastructure in   selected   citieslocations   would   be    sanctioned   by   the Department of Heavy Industries.

 

Shri Goyal also informed that the Project Implementation & Sanctioning Committee (PISCunder the chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned following proposal of charging infrastructures under FAME-India Scheme:

 

SlNo.

Proposal

Implementing Organisation

Date of Sanction (Date of PISC Meeting)

1.

Proposal for setting up of 50 charging stations in Delhi NCR.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

20th August 2015

2.

Proposal for setting up of 50 Charging Stations in Delhi NCR.

Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL)

20th August 2015

3.

Proposal for setting up of 200 charging stations (both AC and DC fastin the cities of Delhi, Jaipur and Chandigarh.

Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL)

15th June 2017

4.

Proposal for providing 75 AC Smart Charger in Delhi NCR of Delhi.

Consortium of Mahindra Reva – Ola – Asia Electric

15th June 2017

5.

Proposal for 60 NoCharging Infrastructure in NCR of Delhi.

Lithium Urban Technologies Pvt Ltd.

15th June 2017

 

Supply of electricity in E-mobility business including setting up of vehicle charging infrastructure is also included in the long term corporate plan of NTPC, Shri Goyal added.

 

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