BSES Introduces The First Charging Station For Electric Vehicles In Delhi

The draft sustainability roadmap of Delhi stated to set up 150 charging points for electric vehicles totally in Delhi by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited. This power joint venture has begun to carry out the plan with the initial one inaugurated at South Extension Part II by Satyendra Jain, Power Minister of Delhi on May 11.

This initiation is expected to witness more 50 charging stations put across the capital during the FY. Accordingly, customers can charge their electric vehicles in these points after they booked their charging slot and paid for them online. Jain said:

The charging points are targeted at promoting a greener transport mode in Delhi. Planning to install 150 points, the government intends to boost the electric vehicles adoption, which will eliminate the disadvantage due to the lack of necessary infrastructure.

In addition to being more environmentally-friendly, EV users will also save more money on their vehicles. According to the Delhi’s government, the charging’s approximate cost comprising of overheads (equipment recovery cost, parking charges, etc) and electricity cost (according to DERC tariff) will be in the range of Rs.160 - Rs.200 for a charging slot. With a range of 200 kilometres on average, an EV user is expected to spend only 1 Rs each kilometer travelled.

Those who want to power their EVs at new charging stations will need to book the time for charging in advance first and then pay for it online via “ElectreeFi” mobile application. The application allows users to find the nearest points for charging and keep a slot in advance for them.

The EV charging point is in an attempt by the government to boost the EV adoption in Delhi. Recently, the government announced a number of electric scooters to be applied at metro stations for metro commuters’ zero-emission last-mile connectivity. Additionally, the government also aims to encourage shippers in Delhi to switch to use EVs through its incentive program.