Pimpri-Chinchwad, 22nd October 2025: The Municipal Corporation of Pimpri-Chinchwad is set to establish 22 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the city through a private organization, providing much-needed charging facilities to citizens.
Over the past three years, the Corporation issued tenders four times with varying terms and conditions, but received no response. Now, the process of awarding the contract has entered its final stage. The stations will be set up on a тАШbuild and operateтАЩ model, meaning the Municipal Corporation will not bear any expenditure. The selected organization will receive the site, arrange power supply from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company at its own cost, and will be responsible for operating and maintaining the stations for ten years.
The city has over 23 lakh registered vehicles, including more than 50,000 electric vehicles. The private organization will be allowed to charge customers a maximum of Rs 17 per unit plus service and goods tax. Any increase in electricity tariffs from the distribution company will be adjusted in the customer charges. Each station is estimated to cost around Rs 69 lakh, bringing the total cost for all 22 stations to approximately Rs 20 crore.
22 Locations Identified
The PCMC has earmarked 22 strategic locations for the stations, including:
Municipal Corporation main administrative building
Old Pune-Mumbai Highway
Durgadevi Hill
Traffic City, Nigdi
Bird Valley Sambhajinagar
Bajaj Auto
Wrestling Complex Bhosari
Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Nehrunagar
Sewage Treatment Plant Chikhli
Santnagar Udyan, Kasarwadi
Kokane Chowk
Deputy-Regional Transport Office, Landewadi Bhosari
Bhakti-Shakti Nigdi
Sant Tukaramnagar Metro Station
P. K. Chowk
Yoga Park, Pimple Saudagar
Rajmata Jijamata Udyan, Pimple Gurav
Vallabhnagar
Auto Cluster
Rajarshi Shahu Udyan
According to Joint City Engineer Anil Bhalsakhle, a proposal has been sent to the Accounts Department. Once the proposal is cleared and the Standing Committee grants approval, the work order will be issued, and the stations are expected to be operational within six months.
With this initiative, Pimpri-Chinchwad aims to strengthen its EV infrastructure and promote sustainable transportation, catering to the growing number of electric vehicle users in the city.
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