KSEB submits proposals for charging stations in 128 locations under PM e-DRIVE scheme

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has submitted proposals for establishing electrical conveyance charging stations successful 128 locations nether the Centre’s PM Electric Drive Revolution successful Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme.

The proposals, submitted to the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), screen a full susbsidy assertion of ₹153.43 crore, according to the KSEB.

The PM e-DRIVE strategy is aimed astatine accelerating the adoption of EVs and strengthening the charging infrastructure web and the EV manufacturing ecosystem. The strategy offers 100% Central fiscal assistance for eligible projects connected a first-come, first-serve ground done nodal agencies appointed successful the States.

The Kerala authorities had appointed the KSEB arsenic the State Nodal Agency successful October this year.

A elder KSEB authoritative attached to the EV Accelerator Cell of the inferior said the KSEB proposals to the MHI screen higher-capacity EV charging stations that tin cater to e-trucks.

The KSEB has entrusted the EV Accelerator Cell with the implementation of the strategy successful Kerala. The determination was based connected information of standard and method complexity of the project. The main technologist (renewable vigor and vigor savings) volition person wide supervision of the scheme.