A push towards cleaner Delhi: Tata Power to set up EV charging stations

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., supplies electricity to 1.64 million consumers in Delhi.

Tata Power Co. is seeking to set up electric vehicle chargers in the Indian capital, a company official said, as one of the most polluted cities on earth plans an ambitious push toward cleaner vehicles.

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., which supplies electricity to 1.64 million consumers in Delhi, has written to the local government saying it wants to set up charging stations for EVs and has requested land to build the infrastructure, Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar Banga said in an interview last week.

“Delhi has a power surplus” even as demand has plateaued due to energy-efficient devices and