ITI Issues Tender For 270 AC and DC Electric Vehicle Chargers

The Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI) has announced that it has called for Expression of Interest (EOI) for selection of “Business Associates” for the supply, erection and commissioning of 70 AC (Smart) Charging Equipment (Bharat AC 001), 170 DC (Fast) Charging Equipment (Bharat DC 001) and 30 DC Fast Charger 100 KW with 3 Guns (CCS, CHAdeMO and AC Type 2) alongside with long term transfer of technology.

The last date of bid submission is March 15, 2019, and the technical bids will be opened on the same date. The financial bids will be opened on March 16, 2019.

The projected cost of the project is Rs 10 crore and all bidders are requisite to submit an Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 10 lakhs along with their bids. The delivery period granted to the nominated associates will be 4-8 weeks from the award of the letter of intent.

The 270 EV chargers will be installed in the subsequent manner, 70 AC chargers in the states of Ranchi, Bengaluru, Goa, Shimla, Hyderabad, Agra, and 170 DC-001 chargers and the 30 DC Fast Chargers on the Delhi-Jaipur-Agra-Delhi highway and the Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai highway and the aforementioned states.

The key objective of the project is to set-up a charging infrastructure in the country and roll out the plan as a part of Make in India Initiative. As a part of Electrical Mobility Mission 2020, Department of Heavy Industry formulated the (FAME- India) Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electrical vehicles in India. The objective of the scheme is to encourage electrical mobility through the development of the technology of electric vehicles & charging infrastructure.