KSEB to commission 56 electric vehicle charging stations

Aim is to establish 250 stations in the long run

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) expects to commission 56 new electric vehicle charging stations this year. Thirty of the stations are being set up under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles-II (FAME India-II) scheme of the Union government, while administrative sanction has been accorded for 26 stations under the e-mobility promotion fund of the State government, Power Department officials said. In the long run, the State-run power utility plans to establish a network of 250 stations. “The work on the 56 stations has been slightly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But we expect them to be ready by September-end this year. The work has been awarded to empanelled firms,” said an official of the KSEB, the nodal agency for establishing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure under the State’s e-vehicle policy.