Battery swapping network company Chargeup has announced that it has, along with Microgrid Labs, signed a business engagement with Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL).
The duo, as per the agreement, have become BECIL’s technology partners. The objective of this MoU signed between the three parties is to prepare a framework by Chargeup, Microgrid Labs, and BECIL. The consultancy by the trio would cover transition planning and design for the Indian and overseas fleet electrification and EV charging infrastructure market using Battery Swapping Technology.
BECIL is a Mini Ratna Public Sector Enterprise of the Government of India, offering advisory and consulting services to the Indian and overseas (limited to Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and countries in Africa where it is active) customers to support the transition from fossil fuel-powered fleet to electric fleet.
VP Singh, General Manager, BECIL, said, “With electric mobility being the panacea of the sustainability challenges faced by the global transportation sector, we are focusing on supporting fleet electrification and the EV charging infrastructure market. Alongside building charging infrastructure with Microgrid Labs support, we expect to work closely with Chargeup to integrate battery swapping services into the energy plans for the future EV market. These two companies have demonstrated technical expertise in their verticals, and we believe this collaboration will be a great value addition to BECIL’s offerings.”
Varun Goenka, CEO, and Co-Founder, Chargeup, said, “Through this association with BECIL, we aim to leverage our expertise to add value to their work domain in the times to come.”
Talking about his company’s role, Narayanan Sankar, CEO and Co-Founder Microgrid Labs, said, “We use EVOPT Planning and Controlling software that has been developed internally and is patented by Microgrid Labs. Through this association with BECIL, we look forward to furthering the cause of electric mobility in India and overseas territories.”