BPCL electrifies more than 5,000 Kilometers Highway Stretches in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a 'Maharatna' and a Fortune Global 500 Company, today announced the launch of 19 EV Fast-Charging stations at 110 fuel stations along 15 highways in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The company has launched 3 corridors with 19 fuel stations in Kerala, 6 Corridors with 33 fuel stations in Karnataka and 10 corridors with 58 fuel stations in Tamil Nadu.

The 19 Highway Corridors are:

Bangalore -Mysore - Bandipur - 230 Kms
Davanagere-Haveri-Belgaum - 248 Kms
Bellari-Koppal-Gadag-Hubbali-Karwar - 385 Kms
Bangalore-Davanagere - 264 Kms
Bangalore-Bagepalli-Anantpur - 224 Kms
Bangalore - Tirupathi - 247 Kms
Chennai Pondichery - Velankanni - 310 Kms
Coimbatore - Karur - 149 Kms
Trichy - Thanjavur - Nagapattinam - 145 Kms
Hosur - Salem-Karur-Madurai -Tirunelveli- Kanyakumari - 641 Kms
Madurai-Rajapalayam-Shencottah - 163 Kms
Madurai-Rameshwaram - 196 Kms
Salem - Ulundurrpet - 139 Kms
Theni-Madurai-Thondi - 186 Kms
Tuticorin-Madurai - 167 Kms
Coimbatore - Salem - 167 Kms
Ernakulam-Kozhikode - Kannur-Kasargod - 362 Kms
Kozhikode - Waynad - 86 Kms
Ernakulam-Trissur-Palakkad - 150 Kms

'It takes just 30 minutes to charge an EV, giving the driving range of upto 125 kilometers at our Fuel Stations, therefore we have maintained the distance within 100 kilometers between the two charging stations', said Pushp Kumar Nayar, Head Retail South at the launch.

These corridors will connect important religious and tourist destinations with cities, like Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh & Bandipur National Park in Karnataka; Ranaganthaswamy Temple, Jambukeswar Temple. The famous religious places covered in Kerala are Guruvayoor temple and Kadampuzha temple, Vallarpadam National shrine of Basilica, St.Antony's Church , Koratty and Markaz Knowledge City & Early Sunrise watch at Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, and many more.

So far, BPCL has converted 21 Highways into electric corridors and going forward, by March 2023, 200 highways will be covered with Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers to support and accelerate the EV growth in the country.

These Fast EV Charging Corridors were inaugurated by P.S. Ravi, Executive Director Incharge (Retail) in presence of Pushp Kumar Nayar, Head Retail South, Kannabiran D. , State Head (Retail) Kerala, Subhankar Sen, Chief General Manager (Retail Initiative & Brand) at the launch event in Ernakulam, Kerala.

Speaking at the launch, P.S. Ravi, Executive Director Incharge (Retail), BPCL said 'The fast chargers are easy to use. They can be self-operated without any manual assistance, though support staff will be available if needed. BPCL has digitized the entire EV charger locator, charger operations and transaction process through the HelloBPCL app for an online hassle free and transparent user experience.'

Several of BPCL's highway fuel stations also offer hygienic food through its strategic alliances with leading brands such as McDonald's, A2B, Cube Stop, Café Coffee Day and other local outlets. Bharat Petroleum has also rolled out its chain of In & Out convenience stores at key fuel stations on highways for added convenience to its customers.

Shares of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 345.20 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 348.15. The total number of shares traded during the day was 76309 in over 1943 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 349.50 and intraday low of 344.10. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 26442292.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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