Good news for Bengaluru EV owners. Reliance BP to set up 225 public charging stations in city
Bengaluru has more reasons to cheer for. The Silicon Valley of India is set to get more public charging stations soon.
As per reports, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has awarded a tender to Reliance BP Mobility Limited for settin up of 225 public charging stations across Bengaluru. As per the tender, 150 charging spots will be in Bengaluru city while 75 in Bengaluru rural.
“We had awarded the tender for setting up the charging infrastructure to Reliance BP Mobility Limited in October. They have agreed to set up 150 charging stations in Bengaluru city and 75 in Bengaluru rural. Currently, a survey is ongoing to identify the land for setting up the infrastructure. Once the survey is completed, they will sign a 10-year lease contract with the land owing agency. Reliance will call the bid for INR 2.19 per unit,” a senior BESCOM official was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
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The estimated cost of setting up an electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Bengaluru is around INR 35-40 lakh, according to recent estimates.
Meanwhile, the report claied BESCOM is planning to to establish 1,190 EV charging stations across Karnataka through a public-private partnership (PPP) model. These stations will be equipped with both AC and DC chargers, with a total of 1,190 AC chargers and an equal number of DC chargers. Most of these charging stations will be located on government properties.
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