TCIL, a Mini Ratna Category-1 Status Company under the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, with support of SDMC launched the first e-vehicle charging station in the South Delhi area at South Extn. Part I.
The launch was inaugurated by Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture in the presence of Sanjeev Kumar, CMD, TCIL & other dignitaries of area.
This e-vehicle charging station is the first one in a series of 65 e-charging stations to be set up by TCIL in progressive manner in the next four months in the South Delhi area within easy reach of citizens of Delhi. Each charging station can charge 6 Two/Three/ Four wheeler vehicles at a time.
The charging stations are equipped with CCTV surveillance & Wi-fi facility for use by the common public. It is also powered by a 6 kW solar panel.
The e-vehicle charging station will help in popularizing use of e-vehicle and in reducing pollution in the metro city of Delhi.