Ludhiana, April 20 -- The municipal corporation' plan to build electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in the city has hit a roadblock, with its request for proposal (RFP) to set up 50 EV charging stations and battery swap points failing to attract a single bidder.

The civic body had invited bids to supply, install, operate and maintain EV charging stations and battery swap points on a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. However, the bidding window closed without any response, officials confirmed.

Executive engineer Raman Kaushal said the corporation has not received any bids and, as of now, there are no immediate plans to extend the deadline or reissue the tender. Under the proposal, public sector undertakings were to install and opera...