IOCL, Fortum India draw up plan for 50 electric vehicle charging points

The stations will have two DC charge points each of 10 KW or 15 KW capacity,” said Rahul Bhardwaj, Executive Director, IndianOil Telangana and Andhra Pradesh state office.

Published: 08th July 2018 03:48 AM  |   Last Updated: 08th July 2018 03:48 AM   |  A+A-

Electric vehicles image used for representation (File photo| Reuters)

By Express News Service

HYDERABAD: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), in association with Finnish company Fortum India, launched two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at IOCL outlets in Hyderabad. Last year, IOCL had launched an EV charging station in Nagpur.

“Indian Oil has tied up with Fortum India, a subsidiary of Fortum Oyj, a state-owned company of Finland providing clean energy solutions. Initially, the charging stations are being set up at two retail outlets on pilot basis and later, it would be expanded to 50 stations in two years.

The stations will have two DC charge points each of 10 KW or 15 KW capacity,” said Rahul Bhardwaj, Executive Director, IndianOil Telangana and Andhra Pradesh state office.

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