Doha announces completion of 1st phase of EV charging stations

Doha Festival City has announced the completion of the first phase of its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations

Doha, The Gulf Observer: Doha Festival City has announced the completion of the first phase of its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in partnership with Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), represented in the National Program for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed).

The project, undertaken under the mall’s sustainability efforts and Tarsheed’s guidance and regulations, has seen the completion of 23 stations, which are now all operational.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Eng Rashid Al Rahimi, Manager of Conservation and Energy Efficiency Department from Kahramaa, and Jihad Zarkout, Assistant General Manager of BASREC, owner and operator of DFC mall, and Robert Hall, Doha Festival City’s General Manager, along with a number of managers and personnel.

The EV charging stations are now available for public use and can be found in 46 locations across the mall in the Lower Ground Floor, near Monoprix and Sacoor Brothers and on the first floor near the VIP valet area, Harvey Nichols, and VOX.