BESCOM plans to 140 EV chargers in six months to strengthen the charging network in Bengaluru

In order to strengthen the electric vehicles’ charging network, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) Tuesday said it will add 140 EV chargers in the next six months.

P Rajendra Cholan, managing director, BESCOM, informed in a statement that tenders have been invited to set up 1,000 EV charging stations across Karnataka in a PPP model.

“There are seven smart cities in the state and it is envisaged to concentrate nearly 50 per cent of these stations in these smart cities with Bengaluru having nearly 150 stations. The remaining stations have been uniformly allocated across the state in each district headquarters and highways. We have involved other discoms to coordinate this activity locally for identifying the locations and faster implementation of the project,” he informed.

“Currently, BESCOM is operating 136 EV chargers in Bengaluru city. In March, the Department of Heavy Industries through the FAME Scheme Phase-2 had sanctioned 172 EV charging stations to the state out of which, Bengaluru city had an allocation of 152 charging stations. BESCOM has executed MoUs with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) for installing these charging stations across Bengaluru City,” he added.