Mumbai/IBNS: Jio-bp, a joint venture between Reliance Industries for fuel retailing, will set up EV charging facilities in all residential projects of Piramal Realty in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the companies said in a statement.

“As part of this partnership, customers and visitors to Piramal’s residential projects will be able to charge their electric vehicles seamlessly at Jio-bp pulse EV charging stations at sites with the Jio-bp pulse mobile app,” said the statement.

The installation of electric vehicle charging stations is in line with this goal. Sustainability is a key pillar of Piramal Realty's business strategy and is integrated at all levels of its operations.

The availability of EV charging infrastructure within its residential complexes ensures convenient charging of electric vehicles and boosts the confidence of potential EV buyers, the statement read.

Under this partnership, Jio-bp has installed the first set of EV charging points at Piramal Vaikunth in Thane.

Within a few years of operations, Jio-bp has constructed and launched many of India’s largest EV fleet charging hubs along with hundreds of public charge points in various cities and major highways across the country.

“Besides fixed charging, Jio-bp also offers Battery Swapping services through its large network of Battery Swapping Stations. With Jio-bp’s state-of-the-art mobile app having Industry leading features and functionalities, EV customers can seamlessly avail both charging services,” the statement added.

To give impetus to the EV adoption in the country, Jio-bp is working together with demand aggregators, original equipment manufacturers and technology partners.

Backed by industry-wide partnerships and their rapidly expanding footprint, Jio-bp is on the path to providing the widest, most reliable, and completely differentiated charging network at the best value for money to Indian EV customers.