Haryana’s first-of-its-kind public charging station for charging all types of electric cars was recently inaugurated at the head office of HAREDA, Panchkula, at the hands of Tarun Kapoor, Secretary to Government of India (Petroleum and Natural Gas).
HAREDA is also actively working for promotion and adoption of EV charging stations and EVs in Haryana and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of EESL for joint partnership to deploy EV charging infrastructure across Haryana, starting with Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula and Karnal.
Inaugurating the EV charging station and flagging off the EVs, Tarun Kapoor said, “This one-of-its kind public charging station gives EV owners the freedom to choose their preferred EV, based on their respective mobility needs. With charging infrastructure that can address local needs, Haryana has the potential to greatly accelerate EV adoption and reduce the dependence on fossil fuels, thereby reducing the vehicular emissions and decreasing India’s import of petrol-based fuels.
Trilok Chand Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana, New and Renewable Energy Department said that for speedy implementation of e-mobility scheme of Govt. of India and to reduce carbon emission, New and Renewable Energy Department, Haryana has been designated as State Nodal Agency for creation of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the State. The installation of EV Charging station for all types of e-cars in head office is the first step towards providing facility for EV Charging to the owners of the e-vehicles in the state specially residents of tri city.
Dr. Hanif Qureshi, Director General, HAREDA, said that e-vehicles are the only solution to address increasing vehicular pollution in the country. For the promotion of the e-vehicle the first step is to provide charging facility in the state. HAREDA is committed to create infrastructure for EV charging facility all over Haryana, but in the first phase Highways and major cities will be covered.
