The Delhi government on Wednesday signed an agreement with CESL to install charging and battery replacement stations for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers at cluster bus stations of its Transport Ministry. Each charging and battery replacement facility will be installed in 14 locations. Each charging point will include six charging points, three for two- and three-wheelers and three for four-wheelers, he said.

According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Transport Department, Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has agreed to procure, install, operate and maintain the charging units and related infrastructure at its own expense, according to a statement from the Transport Department. It said CESL will pay Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) a monthly fee for location usage, allocating a rate of one rupee per kWh.

If the concessionaire requires more than 3 ECS (equivalent parking spaces), an additional Rs 2,000 per month will be levied per ECS. Initially, the contract period will be 10 years, it said. Under the MoU, CESL will begin work immediately and will complete the installation at all sites within the next four months.

Conduct location assessment surveys at various DTC cluster bus stops at Rani Khera-I, Rani Khera-II, Rani Khera-III, Rajghat, Dilshad Garden, Seema Puri, Bawana Sec-1, Bawana Sec-5, Kanjhawala, Kair, Dichaon Kalan , Dwarka Sec-22, Rewla Khanpur and Chhatarpur have been jointly identified by the department and EESL for setting up the facility. The real-time status and availability of charging points will also be available on the ONE DELHI app once the installation work is complete.

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