You Can Now Charge Up Your EV At Any Indian Hotels-owned Property As A Guest

IHCL, under its Paathya framework, has partnered up with Tata Power to install over 220 EV chargers in its hotels

The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), in collaboration with Tata Power, has installed 224 EV charging stations at 92 of its properties across the country. This move from IHCL was a part of its Paathya framework, which is focused on driving sustainability and social impact measures.

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These charging stations are installed in hotel chains such as Taj, SeleQtions, Vivanta, Ginger and amã Stays & Trails, and can be accessed by guests staying at these hotels. The aim of this initiative is to make their venues more accessible and encouraging to those travelling by electric vehicles. While these chargers are unlikely to offer any sort of fast-charging capabilities, they’re still better solutions than a 15A socket with a very long extension cable.

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IHCL plans to work more on its sustainability commitments for 2030 under Paathya and provide its guests with a more sustainable travel experience. 

Read the attached press release below for more details about the project: 

IHCL STRENGTHS FOCUS ON GREEN SOURCES OF ENERGY WITH INSTALLATION OF OVER 220 EV CHARGING POINTS ACROSS 90 PROPERTIES

OCTOBER 27, 2022:  Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality brand, in line with Paathya, the company’s ESG+ framework to drive its sustainability and social impact measures, has installed 224 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 92 of its properties. These EV charging points, in collaboration with Tata Power, are present across various Taj, SeleQtions, Vivanta, Ginger and amã Stays & Trails properties across the country.

Speaking about this initiative, Gaurav Pokhariyal, Executive Vice President – Human Resource, IHCL, stated, “At IHCL, sustainability is at the core of all that we do. The installation of the EV charging points is in line with our focus on Environmental Stewardship, which is one of the key pillars of Paathya. Today, we are seeing a major paradigm shift across the globe as an increasing number of people are gravitating towards alternative or less energy-intensive options of transport. At IHCL, we will continue our endeavour to embrace green sources of energy while making sustainability measures easily accessible for our customers.”

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The move is aligned with IHCL's commitment to cater to the evolving needs of its environmentally conscious customers by reducing their carbon footprint in travel and assisting in the further adaptation of sustainable means of living. These chargers can be accessed by the guests staying at various IHCL properties, allowing them to experience the reliability and worry-free facility, while discovering breath-taking destinations across the country. With this initiative, driving vacations in electric vehicles will now be even more accessible for guests.

With a long term vision of driving responsible tourism, IHCL has announced its sustainability commitments for the year 2030 under Paathya. IHCL will continue to pioneer sustainable practices in its pursuit towards excellence and creating benchmark in the tourism industry.