Scaling up of electrified transport ecosystem in Kakinada, India
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- Scaling up of electrified transport ecosystem in Kakinada, India
- General overview
- Intervention
- Location
- Last data update
- Spreadsheet of data
- Scaling up of electrified transport ecosystem in Kakinada, India
- General overview
- Intervention
- Location
- Last data update
- Spreadsheet of data
General overview
Stage of development: Final negotiations
Policy sectors: Environment and climate change
Type of instrument: Technical Assistance and Market-building program (Must involve dedicated grant resources)
Delivery locations: India
Country classification: Lower-middle-income
Intervention
Social or environmental challenge
The project aims to tackle a range of urgent issues:
Increasing Urbanization and Vehicle Numbers: Kakinada's urbanization is evident in its 7.45 lakh registered vehicles (2018) growing at 9.1% annually.
Polluting Diesel and Petrol Autos: Lack of clean and efficient public transport, with around 3000 conventional autos in the city and 2500 plying in the surrounding areas, reliance on polluting fuel remains a pressing concern.
Limited Income Opportunities for Women: In this tier-3 city, female workers' limited income (20-30% less than men) restricts their financial growth.
Gender Inequality and Inequities: Gender-based barriers hamper women's engagement in sectors, evident from low rural female labour participation in the city.
Limited Financial Access: Auto drivers face challenges to provide downpayment owing to lack of credit history. Our project focuses on enabling financing for retrofits.
Description of the intervention
Building upon our prior work in 2021 and 2022 and learnings gained, our project aims to advance the groundwork for introducing electric mobility in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh.
This project will concentrate on the following key areas:
a) Enabling retrofitment of E3Ws: Scaling our retrofit pilot, a comprehensive plan to retrofit all old diesel autos in the district will be created. Co-funding options for retrofitting will be identified.
b) Municipal Fleet Electrification & micro-mobility: We will prepare Detailed Project Report and provide bid advisory guidance for electrification of municipal cargo fleet. Micro-mobility implementation plan will be prepared and a public-private partnership with technology providers and Kakinada Smart City Corporation Limited (KSCCL) will be initiated.
c) Building Vahanam 2.0 version: Existing E-Vahanam Electric Vehicle (EV) portal will be upgraded to incorporate an urban mobility calculator and dashboard to help KSSCL to make informed business decisions on planning, siting and implementing charging stations.
d) Women's Cooperative for Entrepreneurship: A women's cooperative will be established to foster income-generation avenues and facilitate early-stage funding for women entrepreneurs (E3W drivers).
This effort aims to facilitate Kakinada's transition from conventional transportation to a sustainable transport ecosystem.
Location
Country:
- India
Locality:
- India
Last data update
Data for this pipeline project was last updated in August 2023
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