Charge+Zone Mulls to use Renewable Energy for its EV Charging Stations Pan India

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network provider Charge+Zone is planning to use renewable energy for its high-speed charging network for electric buses and commercial vehicles across the country.
 
This announcement comes at the back of the company’s mission toward achieving net-zero and providing sustainable charging options to customers.
 
Under this initiative, the company has deployed its first 200kW solar rooftop system for Ashok Leyland’s electric buses in Patna, and resulted in sourcing 20 per cent of its daily energy requirements through green energy. 
 
The company has partnerships with various electric Bus original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like Ashok Leyland, Volvo-Eicher, and GreenCell Mobility; as well as with OEMs of the emerging segment of electric trucks.
 
Through the clean energy source of electricity, the company is expected to cover at least 25 cities with renewable energy-powered charging stations for Electric buses /commercial vehicles.
 
Commenting on the development, Kartikey Hariyani, Founder & CEO of Charge+Zone, said, “the timing of this announcement could not have been better as our team of 100+ electrical engineers continue to push the energy envelope for a monthly sale of 3 million energy units to its existing customers and scout the opportunities beyond.  With the Indian market now rapidly embracing Solar & Wind energy across sectors along with the new energy exchange opening up, there is now distinct viability of EV charging networks being powered by non-conventional sources of power. Our initiative of introducing renewable energy powered EV charging stations is aligned with the government’s hybrid renewable energy policy of Solar & Wind, which offers higher capacity utilization (CUF) compared to standalone Solar or Wind projects.”
 
With NITI-Aayog and CESL announcing the rollout of 50,000 electric buses, it offers a significant opportunity for the e-mobility industry to invest up to USD 5 billion in charging infrastructure, while for the renewable energy, it opens up a new segment of up to 2000 MWp of investment.
 
Over the last 3-years, the company has successfully built an EV charging infrastructure of over 700+ fast DC charging stations across the Indian market, with the network rapidly expanding for both inter-city travel across 3000 kms as well as urban e-mobility applications.