DDC Delhi and WRI India to launch the ‘Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Guidebook’ on Monday
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot will also inaugurate two EV chargers at Pockets B & C, Vasant Kunj, installed under Delhi Government’s single-window facility
RWAs across Delhi have expressed their interest to Delhi Govt of joining the EV revolution; by launching this guidebook, we welcome RWAs to become the change agents of Delhi’s switch to electric vehicles: Jasmine Shah
Over 80 percent of EV charging happens at home. Therefore, having home charging is a must for scaling up EV: Amit Bhatt, WRI India
NEW DELHI:
The Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDC), in collaboration with World Resources Institute, India (WRI India) will be launching the ‘Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Guidebook’ to simplify and enable the adoption of EV charging in all types of residential areas in Delhi on Monday.
The guidebook will be launched on 28th February (Monday) at 12 noon in the presence of Transport Minister, Shri Kailash Gahlot, Vice-Chairperson of DDC, Shri Jasmine Shah, Mehrauli MLA, Shri Naresh Yadav, Executive Director (Integrated Transport) WRI India, Shri Amit Bhatt, and representatives of various Resident Welfare Association (RWAs) in Delhi.
Chief Guest at the guidebook launch event, Shri Kailash Gahlot, will also inaugurate two EV chargers at Pockets B & C, Vasant Kunj, installed under Delhi Government’s single-window facility. Heads of BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), United RWAs Joint Action (URJA), Delhi and The Federation of CGHS, Dwarka Ltd. will also join to discuss ways to promote EV charging in residential areas of Delhi.
The document guides residential societies in understanding the importance of EV charging, details the processes involved in planning, installing and managing EV charging stations in the parking space of the societies. The document also addresses some of the common concerns (such as lack of space, capital investment, power load management etc.) and shares the best practices for RWAs.
Through this guidebook, Delhi Government seeks to encourage all residential societies (old neighbourhood areas, planned colonies, DDA flats, Cooperative Group Housing Societies (CGHS), Government housing societies, employer housing etc.) based out of Delhi, to join hands with the Delhi Government in promoting electric vehicles (EVs) by adopting EV charging in their residential societies.
Shri Jasmine Shah said, “Under the vision set by CM Arvind Kejriwal of making Delhi the EV capital of India, Delhi government has taken many pioneering steps to promote adoption of EVs and build charging infrastructure at mass scale. By launching this step-by-step guidebook, the Delhi government will become the first state government in India to make RWAs and residential areas an integral part of the EV movement. RWAs across Delhi have expressed their interest to Delhi govt of joining the EV revolution. This guidebook will facilitate that journey and enable the people of Delhi to access EV charging points in colonies all over Delhi.”
Amit Bhatt, Executive Director (Integrated Transport), WRI India said, “According to the US Department of Energy, over 80 percent of EV charging happens at home. Therefore, having home charging is a must for scaling up EV and with the launch of this guidebook, the Delhi Government has closed the loop for developing the EV charging infrastructure for Delhi.”
The Delhi Government announced the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy in August 2020, with a vision to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in the city and to make Delhi the EV Capital of India. The policy aims to improve Delhi’s air quality by driving the transition to electric vehicles, so that they can reach 25% of all new vehicle registrations by 2024.
In line with this vision, Delhi Government has taken several steps, including directing all residential institutions with a parking capacity of 100 or more vehicles to reserve 5% of their parking space for EVs with suitable EV chargers with a minimum output of 3.3KW. As per Delhi Development Authority’s amended United Building Bye Laws (2016), 20% of all parking capacity in buildings must be provided with charging infrastructure for EVs.
In order to provide all the support needed to simplify EV adoption processes for residential societies, Delhi Government also provides a grant of 100% for the purchase of charging equipment up to INR 6,000 per charging point for the first thirty thousand charging points as well as a special EV tariff for EV charging. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and Tata Power-DDL (TPDDL) consumers can get a private EV charging point installed through an online single-window portal at their homes, group housing societies, multi-storey apartment complexes, RWA offices etc.
Owing to these progressive decisions, Delhi is witnessing a rapid transition to electric vehicles. Between September and November 2021, EVs accounted for 9% of the vehicle sales in Delhi, while the national average was 1.6%.