By Our Reporter
The first electric vehicle (EV) charging station constructed by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has come into operation in Ratna Park, Kathmandu.
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal inaugurated the operation of the EV charging station at Ratnapark, the central office of the Authority on Tuesday.
Under the EV charging infrastructure development project, the Authority is currently constructing charging stations for quick charging of EVs at 51 locations, including main highways, bus parks and big cities in seven provinces.
Among them, 26 charging stations will be built for charging big buses, micros, trucks, pickups and cars and 25 for small/big cars, according to NEA.
The capacity of the charging station is two DC of 60 kW and one AC of 22 kW. A single DC gun can charge vehicles up to 120 kW DC.
Each charging station has a 142 kW charger, a 50 kVA transformer for power supply, and an online billing system.
According to the capacity of the battery in the vehicles available in Nepal, it will be fully charged in at least half an hour to an hour, said the NEA.
The charging will cost an average of 70 paisa per kilometre for cars, 80 paisa for SUVs, 90 paisa for microbuses and Rs. 1.20 per kilometre for buses.
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