Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Baghirathi Sustainability India Pvt. Ltd. to explore the possibilities of promoting electric vehicles in India.
With this partnership, EESL seeks to deploy around 250 EVs and fast-track the adoption of e-mobility within private and government agencies located across India, starting with Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Baghirathi Sustainability India Pvt. Ltd is currently operating a fleet of around 131 EVs in India. Traditionally, a transportation solutions company that uses technology which efficiently delivers transportation solutions, the Baghirathi Group has ventured into electric cars in the year 2016 to help India mitigate GHG emissions.
Under EESL’s EV programme, till date a total of 1,510 e-cars have been deployed and another 500 are under registration.
EESL has signed agreements with various Public Sector Undertakings, government departments, and state governments of Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and others for deploying e-cars.
EESL is also working towards strengthening the charging infrastructure. Till date, 65 nos. of Public Charging Stations (PCS) complying with DC-001 (15kW) have been commissioned in Delhi. Apart from these public charging stations, EESL has installed total of 470 captive chargers, out of which 170 are DC-001 fast chargers and 300 are AC-001 chargers.
The objective is to set up at least 10,000 charging stations over the next two to three years across India.