On Monday, a set of guidelines on residential EV charging in Delhi will be announced.

The Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission, in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, India, will launch the ‘Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Guidebook’ on Monday to simplify and enable the adoption of EV charging in all types of residential areas throughout the city, according to an official statement.

According to a statement issued on February 27, the document guides residential societies in understanding the importance of EV charging and details the processes involved in planning, installing, and managing EV charging stations in the societies’ parking spaces.

The document also addresses some common concerns (such as a lack of space, capital investment, power load management, and so on) and shares best practises for RWAs, according to the document.

On the occasion, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot will also inaugurate two EV chargers installed under the Delhi government’s single-window facility at Pockets B & C, Vasant Kunj.

According to the statement, the Delhi government hopes to encourage all residential societies, planned colonies, DDA flats, Cooperative Group Housing Societies, government housing societies, and employer housing to join it in promoting electric vehicles by implementing EV charging in their residential societies through the guidebook.

“By releasing this step-by-step guidebook, the Delhi government will become India’s first state government to incorporate RWAs and residential areas into the EV movement.”

“RWAs from across Delhi have expressed an interest in joining the EV revolution to the Delhi government. This guidebook will make that journey easier and allow Delhi residents to access EV charging stations in colonies throughout the city “In the statement, DDC Vice-Chairperson Jasmine Shah stated.

It also quoted Amit Bhatt, Executive Director (Integrated Transport), WRI India, as saying, “According to the US Department of Energy, more than 80% of EV charging takes place at home. As a result, having home charging is essential for scaling up EV, and with the publication of this guidebook, the Delhi government has closed the loop on developing EV charging infrastructure in the city.”

In August 2020, the Delhi government announced the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, with the goal of promoting the adoption of electric vehicles in the city and making Delhi the EV capital of India.

The policy aims to improve Delhi’s air quality by accelerating the transition to electric vehicles, which are expected to account for 25% of all new vehicle registrations by 2024.

According to the statement, the government has taken several steps to support this vision, including directing all residential institutions with a parking capacity of 100 or more vehicles to reserve 5% of their parking space for EVs equipped with suitable EV chargers with a minimum output of 3.3KW.

The Delhi government also offers a grant of up to INR 6,000 per charging point for the first 30,000 charging points, as well as a special EV tariff for EV charging, according to the statement.

“As a result of these progressive decisions, Delhi is quickly going to transition to electric vehicles. EVs accounted for 9 percent of vehicle sales in Delhi between September and November 2021, while the national average was 1.6 percent “According the statement.

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