NATIS Releases Tender for Setting Up EV Testing Infrastructure

NATRIP Implementation Society (NATIS) has announced that t has released a tender for setting up testing infrastructure for electric vehicles at three locations. NATIS is an independent body constituted by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises to execute National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP).

The concise range of work includes the design, manufacture, assembly, integration of systems supplies of special tools, software, spares, and after sale service support and training at three sites – GARC Chennai, ICAT Manesar, and NATRAX Indore. NATIS has seven automotive test facilities across India.

To be entitled to bid, a bidder should have at least five years of experience in designing, sourcing, supplying, and executing relevant projects pertaining to the equipment range mentioned in the tender. The last date for the submission of bids is February 21, 2019. The technical bids will open on the same date.

Lately, the National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog issued a model concession agreement for public private partnership intended at the operation and maintenance of electric buses in cities across the country. It has also issued a proposal to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Delhi drafted by AC2SG, a Finland-based Smart Grid Software solutions provider, in association with NITI Aayog. The proposal calls for developing a swift pilot project that would provide a blueprint for the larger planned rollout of EV infrastructure.