In a boost to the city’s EV market, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has received seven bids from private firms to set up 20 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations across the city for INR 10 crore.
During a pre-bid meeting held last month, 16 firms had shown interest in the project, and seven of them filed bids.
NMC officials said they are in the process of studying the technical and financial bids of these firms. These 20 EV stations are expected to be operational within the next three months. The process to set up an additional 80 stations will begin shortly.
The civic body is planning to set up a total of 106 EV charging stations in phases during the next 12 to 18 months.
The 20 locations include six divisional office buildings of NMC, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, near Tapovan bus depot, Amrutdham fire station, Satpur fire station, Raje Sambhaji stadium, Bytco Hospital on Nashik Road, Krishinagar jogging track in Nashik West division, Behind B D Bhalekar School parking, Pramod Mahajan Garden in Nashik West, Mahatmanagar Cricket Ground, Phalke Smarak, Ganeshwadi vegetable market building, NMC open space at Lekhanagar and NMC ground on Ambad Link Road.
NMC has set a target of around 600 EV charging stations across the city in the next three years, including 100 which will be set up by the civic body. The NMC has also announced incentives for setting up these charging stations.
The civic administration has introduced a 5% concession in property tax to residents of bungalows or building for setting up such EV charging stations. Moreover, the civic body has also made it mandatory to set up a charging station in residential buildings with more than 25 flats.
NMC officials said their objective is to boost the sale of electric vehicles in the city by creating suitable infrastructure.
