A delegation of Fortum, a Finnish government-owned company, led by its Senior Vice-President Risto Penttinen and Executive Vice-President Mikael Ronnblad, is holding talks with Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd to set up more electric vehicle charging stations.

During the meeting with NVS Reddy, MD, HMRL, discussions were held over the collaboration potential between the two.

The Finnish company operates in renewable energy resources in several countries with a focus on carbon emissions reduction. It had entered into an agreement with HMRL to establish electric vehicle charging network at Hyderabad Metro Rail stations and to encourage non-polluting electric vehicles in Hyderabad.

Fortum has recently entered India and so far established 40 EV charging points for four wheelers in India, out of which half of them are in Hyderabad, mostly at HMRL stations.

Fortum has already established EV charging points in several metro stations and is charging electric cars free of cost at present.

Apart from Fortum, Power Grid Corporation of India, has also established three charging points at Miyapur and Balanagar Metro stations. Other electric companies are coming forward to establish EV charging points at Metro stations for electric bikes and electric autos, NVS Reddy said.