Mumbai: In an important step to implementing electric vehicle policies (EV) recently launched, the state government signed the MOU with the US-based non-profit organization Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), which will provide technical support to the state.
The signing took place at Glasgow at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).
EV state policy, approved in July, aims to have 10% share of electric vehicles in registration in 2025.
It targets 15% conversion of the Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSRTC) fleet into electricity in 2025.
The policy provides fiscal incentives for buyers EV and for manufacturers along with subsidies for the creation of charging infrastructure.
The state government said RMI was a 40-year-old non-profit working on the transition of clean energy globally.
“In Maharashtra, RMI has been involved with Pune through the EV city accelerator platform to make Pune ev-ready.
We hope to continue our partnership in electrical mobility, ZEV, hydrogen fuel and decarbonization of our transportation sector and urban update sector,” said Minister of Environment The state of Aaditya Thackeray at the signing of the MoU.
Highlighting the need to mobilize climate finance, CEO of RMI Jule Kortenhorst said, “Maharashtra shows leadership for climate action by the local government.
The size and scale of economic growth in the state provides a unique opportunity to jump over the energy system of clean and modern and become a role model, not only In India, but globally.
“Thackeray was invited by the UNFCCC high-level champion for chat one on one with the first Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, who” praised the mere scale where the Maharashtra government worked to hold the country “.
The Minister emphasized that it would end in administrative officers and representatives selected to lead and inspire sustainable development for Maharashtra.
He said the Maharashtra Council for climate change would gather to map the decarbonization pathway for the state, under the leadership of the Head of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray.
“The climate is karma, it will do what you do on the planet.
This will not discriminate between developing and developed.
This will be about all of us regardless of whom or where we are,” he said.