Foundation Stone laid for first ever Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Meghalaya (GS-3, Science and technology)

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04 Sep Foundation Stone laid for first ever Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Meghalaya (GS-3, Science and technology)

Posted at 04 Sep 2021 in Current Affairs, GS Paper III, Science and technology by
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Context:- Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), has laid the foundation stone for first ever Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) in the state of Meghalaya at its office complex yesterday at Lapalang, Shillong.

  • The EVCS are being developed under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles (FAME) India Scheme Phase-II. Under this scheme ,POWERGRID shall be developing 11 EVCS in Shillong city (5 Public EVCS and 6 at government establishments).

  • POWERGRID has developed itself as one of the market leaders in EVCS business and has its presence in major cities of India like Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Kochi. 

  • POWERGRID has presently 172,154 ckm of transmission lines, 262 Sub-stations and more than 446,940 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has been able to maintain average transmission system availability >99%.

Source:- PIB

Plutus IAS Daily Current Affairs 04th September 2021

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