Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 /Trend E. Ismayilov/
SOCAR Energy Switzerland has agreed to become one of the main partners of the EVite project of the Swiss Association eMobility, the official website of SOCAR's Swiss office said today.
The EVite project involves creating a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles throughout Switzerland and accelerating the electric mobility market development in that country. The project was launched in Bern on November 21.
According to the information, as one of the main partners of the EVite project, SOCAR Energy will actively support the construction and operation of the stations for the fast charging of electric vehicles in Switzerland.
SOCAR signed an agreement with Exxon Mobil in November last year to acquire its Swiss branch called Esso Schweiz GmbH. The total cost of the assets acquired by SOCAR in Switzerland is $330 million.
SOCAR has also taken over the Wangen-Olten gas station group and a number of others as well as joint ventures specialising in aircraft refuelling at Geneva and Zurich airports and the Swiss Provision and Supply Company that controls joint ventures managing terminals and pipelines.
