Electric charge point operator Magenta Power has announced its collaboration with Central Railways to inaugurate public charging stations at select railway stations in Mumbai. The first set of charging points was setup at the Parel Railway station and was inaugurated by Subhash Desai, Minister of Industry and Mining. The company plans to setup more EV charging points over the next two weeks at the Dadar and Byculla railway stations in the city. Magenta says the first-of-its-kind charging station will be functional 24x7 and is a street lamp integrated EV charging station called the ChargeGrid Flare. The unit will offer both AC and DC charging support for two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers.
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Magenta Power is working with other government agencies as well to expand the presence of charging stations across India
Speaking about the collaboration, Maxson Lewis, MD & Co-founder - Magenta Group said, "Installing EV chargers at Mumbai Railway Stations is a dream come true for me at a personal level. The adoption of electric Vehicles cannot be said to have taken off, if the common man's concern of EV charging is not addressed; and what better than making EV charging available at the most synonymous locations for Mumbai's common man - railway stations."
Subhash Desai, Minister of Industry and Mining said, "We are glad to see Magenta with Central Railways pushing 'green initiatives' and setting up EV charging stations addressing the lack of the charging infrastructure for EVs to operate smoothly. This initiative will bring relief to people who can charge their EVs at key locations near Railway stations as well."
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The charging station is integated into the street lamp for ease of access.
Magenta's public EV chargers can be operated through the ChargeGrid app with online remote monitoring that includes an automated payment gateway. At present, the company is in the process of installing 4,500 EV chargers across 108 cities. This includes 2,950 chargers under the FAME II scheme along REIL. More than 1,200 chargers will be setup at HPCL fuel stations and 82 at FERN hotels.
Magenta is also setting up residential chargers in collaboration with the Government of Delhi and at Bengaluru Apartment Federation. This is a a part of the government initiative of setting up 400,000 charging stations to support two million EVs by 2026.
