New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Finnish state-run energy utility Fortum Oyj has scrapped the plan to sell Glida, its electric-vehicle charging network business in India, to the promoters of the Gurugram-headquartered JBM Group, according to two people aware of the development.

Instead, the Finnish energy major plans to continue operating its Glida charger brand, with 961 charging points across the country, according to people cited above who requested anonymity.

"The stake sale for Glida has been cancelled. Fortum plans to run Glida on its own in India," said one of the people cited above.

This comes against the backdrop of India's green mobility push, which depends on an effective EV charging network, as the country's electric mobility ecosyste...