You will soon be able to charge electric vehicles at the city airport with the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) initiating the process of installing electric charging stations in the parking areas at both the terminals. Other than for the general public, the charging stations will also be installed air-side to cater to vehicles of ground handling agencies and airlines, reported DNA.
MIAL is in the process of appointing an operator for the facility. It has floated an expression of interest (EOI) inviting companies to be the concessionaire to build and run the charging stations.
The EOI reads, “Install, operate, maintain and manage the charging stations for electric vehicles at multilevel car parks at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai, for use of general public and people working at airport and parking their electric vehicles.”
The state and central governments have been promoting electric vehicles. Recently, the state said that e-vehicles will be used by government officials for travel within city limits, and a pilot project was also launched. The state also plans to have charging stations on country’s first Expressway between Mumbai and Pune.
