Delhi Govt Aims To Have 18K Public, Semi-Public EV Charging Points By 2024 – EQ Mag Pro
The Delhi government has come out with a three-year action plan for setting up EV battery charging and swapping infrastructure
Delhi aims to have one public charging point for every 15 EVs by 2024, spread evenly across the state and accessible within 3 km travel from anywhere in Delhi
As per the report, Delhi currently has at least 2,452 charging points spread across 1,919 locations and 234 swapping stations
The Delhi government has unveiled a three-year action plan for electric vehicle (EV) battery charging and swapping infrastructure under which it plans to install around 18,000 public and semi-public EV charging points by 2024.
Delhi aims to have one public charging point for every 15 EVs by 2024, spread evenly across the state and accessible within 3 km travel from anywhere in Delhi, the report titled ‘Charging/swapping infrastructure action plan for Delhi 2022-25’, released by the Department of Transport, Delhi government, said.
“Taking into account the EV penetration and public charging needs of different vehicle segments and use cases, a charger to EV ratio of 1:15 translates to around 18,000 charging points would be required to cater for the need for (25% of total vehicle registrations) electric vehicles in the horizon year of 2024,” it said.
As per the report, Delhi currently has at least 2,452 charging points spread across 1,919 locations and 234 swapping stations.
This three-year action plan comes two years after the launch of Delhi’s EV policy.
“Since the launch of the Delhi EV policy, EV sales in Delhi have shown a remarkable growth with EVs averaging more than 10% of the monthly sales in 2022,” Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said in a statement.
“The action plan for deployment of EV charging infrastructure is a statement of intent and the approach to be followed by the Government of NCT (National Capital Territory) of Delhi over the next three years to ensure that the pace of installing charging and swapping stations compliments the pace of EV adoption in the city,” he added.
Source: PTI
