KARACHI: Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) has clarified that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with K-Electric to explore the possibility of electric charging stations, initially at three locations in Karachi, is “only preliminary and nothing concrete has been finalised so far”.
In a communication to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), SPL Secretary & Head of Shell Pakistan’s Legal Dept Lalarukh Hussain Shaikh said, “The inclusion of electric charging stations is not in any way a shift in the primary strategy of SPL, which is providing energy and services to its customers for their vehicles, nor would it be tantamount to a change in its primary business.”
Shell and K-Electric a couple of weeks ago had announced the signing of a MoU to jointly develop the first three electric-vehicle charging stations across Karachi. The locations selected for installing 50 kWh rapid chargers included Defence Filling Station on Khayaban-e-Bahria, Askari Filling Station in Gulshan Town and Mardan Filling Station in Gadap Town.
“Over the next 3 to 5 years, Shell and K-Electric will explore the opportunity of additional sites and strategically expand the EV charging network. While Shell will engage in the deployment of charging-station equipment, site preparation, installation and manage its operations; K-Electric will ensure grid enhancement,” the companies had said in their official statements.
How these EV charging stations affect the already severe short supply of electricity in Karachi and other parts of the country ??????