CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has been promoting the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India. On September 29, 2024, MHI notified the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme to accelerate EV adoption, establish charging infrastructure and foster the development of the EV manufacturing ecosystem in the country. This scheme has a budget of ₹10,900 crore for a two-year period. Of the total allocated budget, ₹2,000 crore has been kept for the installation of Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations (EVPCS).
Further, Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued “Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure-2024” on September 17, 2024, outlining standards and protocols to create connected & interoperable Electric Vehicles (EV) charging infrastructure network in the country.
As per the information received from Ministry of Power, 25,202 EVPCS are installed in the country. The number of EVPCS installed State/UT wise is at ANNEXURE-I.
As per the information received from Ministry of Power, 271 EVPCS are installed in the state of Chhattisgarh. District wise number of EVPCS installed is at ANNEXURE-II.
As per the information received from NITI Aayog, charging infrastructure requirement depends upon the composition of electric vehicles, running patterns, terrain & geography, urbanisation pattern, the technology of EVs and the technology of charging equipment. Since, all these factors are still evolving, there is no global consensus on number of charging points required for a certain number of EVs.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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MG/KSR
ANNEXURE-I
State / UT wise installed EV Public Charging Stations (EVPCS)
S. No.
State/UT Name
No. of EVPCS
1
Karnataka
5765
2
Maharashtra
3728
3
Uttar Pradesh
1989
4
Delhi
1941
5
Tamil Nadu
1413
6
Kerala
1212
7
Rajasthan
1129
8
Gujarat
992
9
Telangana
956
10
Madhya Pradesh
903
11
West Bengal
763
12
Haryana
709
13
Andhra Pradesh
601
14
Punjab
593
15
Odisha
488
16
Bihar
347
17
Assam
276
18
Chhattisgarh
271
19
Jharkhand
256
20
Uttarakhand
177
21
Jammu & Kashmir
159
22
Goa
137
23
Himachal Pradesh
106
24
Tripura
50
25
Manipur
46
26
Meghalaya
43
27
Puducherry
41
28
Arunachal Pradesh
41
29
Nagaland
28
30
Chandigarh
13
31
Mizoram
12
32
UT of D&NH and D&D
6
33
Sikkim
5
34
Andaman & Nicobar
4
35
Lakshadweep
1
36
Ladakh
1
Total EVPCS (nos.)
25,202
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ANNEXURE-II
District wise installed EV Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) in Chhattisgarh
S. No.
District Name
No. of EVPCS
1
Raipur
57
2
Bilaspur
28
3
Rajnandgaon
24
4
Durg
19
5
Surguja
15
6
Janjgir-Champa
13
7
Korba
11
8
Mahasamund
10
9
Balod
9
10
Dhamtari
9
11
Jashpur
9
12
Raigarh
9
13
Bemetara
8
14
Mungeli
6
15
Surajpur
6
16
Balodabazar-Bhatapara
5
17
Balrampur
5
18
Uttar Bastar Kanker
5
19
Bastar
4
20
Korea
3
21
Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
2
22
Kabirdham (Kawardha)
2
23
Kondagaon
2
24
Narayanpur
2
25
Sukma
2
26
Bijapur
1
27
Gariyaband
1
28
Kabeerdham
1
29
Kanker
1
30
Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur
1
31
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
1
Total EVPCS (nos.)