CESL and HPCL sign agreement to set up EV charging points in metro cities

Convergence Energy Services limited (CESL) has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for setting up of electric vehicles (EV) charging infrastructure in selectretail outlets across several cities in India.

CESL and HPCL will jointly undertake setting up of EV charging points in metro cities including Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune.CESL and HPCL will also identify major highways across India where adequate charging infrastructure can be installed and established.The charging points will be equipped with one or more types of chargers with fast, moderate or slow speed capacity. They will be operated through an app of CESL, which willfacilitate better control and monitoring of all charging stations. The agreement will be applicable for ten years.