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18 EV Charging Stations To Come Up In Odisha Capital

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: The Ministry of Heavy Industries had sanctioned about 520 charging stations/infrastructure for Rs 43 crore under Phase-I of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme.

Further, a budget provision of Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for a period of 5 years (2019-20 to 2023-24) for establishment of charging infrastructure under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.

The Ministry has also sanctioned 2,877 charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme. Further, MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging Stations across 16 Highways & 9 Expressways under this phase including 18 stations in Bhubaneswar.

As per the guidelines of Ministry of Power, there shall be at least one charging station at every 25 km on either side of the highway and also at least one charging station for long range/heavy duty EVs at every 100 km on both sides of the highway. One charging station will be set up in a grid of 3kmx3km in the city, the Ministry of Heavy Industries stated in a release.

OB Bureau

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