Jabalpur Municipal Corporation To Set Up Solar-Powered Charging Stations For E-Auto Rickshaws

Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) is gearing up to set up solar-powered charging stations for e-auto rickshaws in various localities of the town claims a report.

According to HT the city does not have any such facility where e-auto rickshaw batteries can be charged and owners of the rickshaws have to charges the batteries from their houses.

Early this year in January CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced the e-auto rickshaws handing over the keys to 70 persons in a function.

New and renewable energy department principal secretary Manu Shrivastava speaking to the publication said “that the MP Urja Vikas Nigam and JMC are working on the modalities to have the solar-powered charging stations for e-auto rickshaws in Jabalpur and soon such stations will be set up.”

JMC is taking the step to encourage the use of renewable energy in the region and reduce dependability on the conventional sources of energy.