EESL Collaborates with Apollo Hospitals to Enhance EV Charging Infrastructure

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has announced that it has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd, to set up public EV charging stations in its hospitals across India to boost e-mobility across the country.

This is a primary such MoU by EESL with a private partner, to set up public charging infrastructure in the country.

Under the MoU, EESL will make the complete upfront investment on identified services and deploy qualified manpower for the operation and maintenance of the public charging infrastructure. Apollo Hospitals will provide the mandatory space and power connections for the charging infrastructure.

Venkatesh Dwivedi, Director – Projects, at EESL said that developing a strong supporting infrastructure is vital to build consumer confidence in electric vehicles.

“Our MoU with Apollo Hospitals reinforces the role of the private sector in achieving the goal of National Electric Mobility Programme. Electric mobility is vital to reducing airborne emissions and enhancing air quality, a cause the healthcare sector can resonate with. We look forward to more such multi-sectoral partnerships to accelerate the adoption of EVs across the country.”

Taking forward the vision of the National Electric Mobility Programme, EESL has so far commissioned 300 AC and 170 DC chargers across India, and also 55 public charging points which are currently operational in Delhi NCR. In the pursuit of increasing charging infra penetration, it has also partnered with Urban Local Bodies in Hyderabad, Noida, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chennai, and is in discussion with others across India.

With its state-of-the-art model of demand aggregation and bulk procurement, EESL receives electric vehicles and chargers at a significantly discounted rate vis-à-vis the actual market value. Further, with access to low cost funds, it is able to discover the most competitive project costs. Using this approach, EESL has established a sustainable business model which is affordable for end-consumers.