The Andhra Pradesh energy department is procuring 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) for government employees.
The Convergence Energy Services Limited, a Union Government entity, signed an agreement on Tuesday with New & Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh to provide 25,000 electric two-wheelers.
The State Government has already created a separate sub-category for electric vehicles and the electricity tariff has been fixed at Rs 6.70 per unit.
State energy minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy that the energy department is providing affordable and clean power to give a fillip to e-mobility. The procurement of 25,000 electric vehicles will give a further push towards clean energy adoption. This would boost energy and financial Savings, said Reddy.