The construction company of electric vehicle charging station has started the preliminary work. Nepal Electricity Authority has stated that preliminary work including survey has started. The construction agreement was signed last Chaitra.
Jiangsu Jindong New Energy Technology of China, which has been entrusted with the construction, will build a charging station and connect the charging machine. According to Sagar Gyawali, project manager of NEA, preparations are being made to bring the machine from China after the survey but it is being affected by the ban on corona. According to Gorkhapatra Online, the work to be done at the construction site has been affected due to corona.
NEA has started construction of charging station after the government encouraged it to operate electric buses. NEA has signed a construction agreement worth Rs. 380 million for the construction of 50 stations with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank. There is an agreement to complete the construction in one year.
According to the authority, a 42 kW DC charger will be kept in the charging station. Of the 50 stations, five will be placed in seven states, five in Kathmandu Valley and the rest on East-West Highway as required. Separate charging facility will be provided for vehicles up to 120 kW and 60 kW. Ordinary charger technology takes five to seven hours to charge a vehicle, but the charging station will be built in such a way that vehicles up to 120 kW can be charged in a maximum of one and half hours, according to the authority.
By Muna Chand
