Jio-bp Celebrates Milestone with 500th EV Charging Station in Mumbai

Anant Mukesh Ambani and Murray Auchincloss inaugurate Jio-bp's 500th EV charging station. The joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited and bp highlights rapid expansion, pioneering technology, and a strong focus on sustainability, making Jio-bp a leading player in India's EV charging infrastructure.

Anant Mukesh Ambani, Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), and Murray Auchincloss, CEO of bp, have jointly inaugurated Jio-bp's 500th EV charging station. The landmark station is part of a joint venture between RIL and bp, located at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Jio World Plaza, and Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). This milestone also marks the installation of the 5,000th Jio-bp pulse charging point across India.

In just a year, Jio-bp has rapidly grown its EV charging network from 1,300 to 5,000 stations. The company boasts a 95 percent network of fast-charging stations, the highest in the industry, providing high-speed charging with a 96 percent uptime. Jio-bp is the industry pioneer introducing top-tier 480 KW chargers with unique customer value propositions (CVPs), offering efficient and rapid charging in diverse locations such as malls, public parking, corporate parks, hotels, and roadside facilities.

Jio-bp's expanding charging infrastructure is addressing range anxiety, reducing charging times with DC fast chargers, and enhancing user experience through its advanced Jio-bp pulse charging app. Anant Mukesh Ambani emphasized Jio-bp's role in accelerating EV adoption in India, highlighting its largest network of fast-charging stations, rapid infrastructure growth, and high reliability as key factors.

In its commitment to sustainable green mobility, Jio-bp leverages Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited's solar power plants. Murray Auchincloss noted that EV charging is a pivotal business for bp's transition into an integrated energy company, focusing on scale, speed, and strategic locations to ensure a seamless customer experience. The combined capabilities of bp and RIL are enhancing EV charging convenience, creating a unique value proposition for customers.

Through its sustained infrastructure growth, pioneering propositions, and sustainability focus, Jio-bp solidifies its position as India's fastest, most widely available, and most reliable EV charging network.

(With inputs from agencies.)