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EVIT wins India's first public EV charger tender
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), under the Ministry of Power, awarded EVIT the contract for Bharat AC-001 chargers — India's first public EV charger tender.
On 11 December 2017, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) — a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power — issued EVIT a Letter of Award for 50 AC charging units compatible with the Bharat AC-001 specification. It was India's first public EV charger tender.
The contract covered the whole job: location survey, planning, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commissioning, with a five-year comprehensive on-site warranty.
Where the first chargers went
EVIT installed its first chargers in government parking in New Delhi, for EESL's electric car fleet:
- Ministry of Power
- Shram Shakti Bhawan
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
- South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) parking
Why it still matters
Being first meant solving problems no one in India had solved yet: Indian grid conditions, government procurement standards and daily use by official fleets. That experience is built into every EVIT charger we make today.
