Plans for Electric vehicle charging infrastructure: Power Minister

New Delhi, March 07: The Centre will soon unveil a policy on electric vehicles (EVs), Power Minister R.K. Singh said on Wednesday, while launching the National E-Mobility Programme here in line with the government's vision of having 100 per cent e-mobility by 2030.

On the occasion, Singh, who is also the New and Renewable Energy Minister, also announced that state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) will issue a fresh tender on Thursday for procuring an additional 10,000 EVs.

"We will come shortly with a policy, including regulatory framework and technical standards on e-vehicles," the Minister said.

"Besides, we also have a plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the next 15-20 days for setting up charging stations along corridors to be identified."