Lok Sabha Question No. 3437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Public Charging Stations for EVs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3437 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025

## PUBLIC CHARGING STATIONS FOR EVs

## 3437.  DR. KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  for  establishing  the  ceiling cost for supply of electricity from public charging stations to the electric vehicles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  key  highlights  of  any  monitoring  or  evaluation  of  such  guidelines  and  the follow-up by the Government to further promote their adoption by the States?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  Power  has  issued  Guidelines  for  Installation  and  Operation  of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure-2024' in September,  2024  which  include following  suggestions  regarding  the  ceiling  cost  for  supply  of  electricity  from  public charging station:

- i. Total fee charged by any individual/entity operating the Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station would comprise the electricity supply tariff, service charge, land cost and applicable GST.
- ii. The  tariff  for  supply  of  electricity  to  EV  Charging  Stations  to  be  single-part tariff and not to exceed 'Average Cost of Supply (ACoS)' till 31st March 2028. The Distribution Licensee may charge 0.7 times the ACoS during solar hours (9 am to 4 pm) and 1.3 times ACoS during non-solar hours (remaining hours of the day).  As per the data available with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the list of States and UTs where tariff for supply of electricity to Public EV Charging Stations  is  single  part  not  exceeding  Average  Cost  of  Supply  is  enclosed  at ANNEXURE.

iii. For AC charging a maximum service fee of Rs 3.0 per unit of electricity during solar hours and Rs 4.0 per unit of electricity during non-solar hours would be applicable for charging at public and community charging stations. Similarly, for DC charging a maximum service fee of Rs 11.0 per unit of electricity during solar hours and Rs 13.0 per unit of electricity during non-solar hours would be applicable for charging at public and community charging station. (c) : As  per  the  aforementioned  guidelines,  BEE  has  been  entrusted  to  act  as  the Central Nodal Agency to monitor the implementation of these guidelines. Further,  States  have  been  advised  to  designate  a  State  Nodal  Agency  to coordinate  with  DISCOMs  and  respective  State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commission  for facilitating  electricity  connection  for  public,  community,  workplace  and  e-bus  depot charging stations.  States  have  also  been  advised  to  constitute  a  State  Level  Steering Committee  headed  by  Secretary  in-charge  of  Energy,  comprising  of  secretaries  of Transport,  Municipal  Administration  and  Urban  Development,  such  other  members  as required  to  plan  and  monitor  the  implementation  of  EV  Charging  Infrastructure  at  the state level.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3437 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.03.2025

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States/ UTs where tariff for supply of electricity to Public EV Charging Stations is single part not exceeding Average Cost of Supply

| Sl. No.   | State Name         | Electricity Supply tariff (EV) to PCS (₹/unit)   | Electricity Supply tariff (EV) to PCS (₹/unit)   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State Name         | LT                                               | HT                                               |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar  | 12.0                                             | 12.0                                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh     | 6.7                                              | 6.7                                              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 5.0                                              | 11 KV: 4.2, 33KV: 4.0                            |
| 4         | Bihar              | 8.72                                             | 7.85                                             |
| 5         | Chandigarh         | 3.8                                              | 3.6                                              |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh       | 6.92                                             | 6.92                                             |
| 7         | Delhi              | 4.5                                              | 4.0                                              |
| 8         | Goa                | 4.75                                             | 4.75                                             |
| 9         | Haryana            | 6.48                                             | 6.12                                             |
| 10        | Lakshwadeep        | 7.8                                              | 7.8                                              |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh     | 6.9                                              | 6.9                                              |
| 12        | Meghalaya          | 8.5                                              | 8.5                                              |
| 13        | Odisha             | 5.0                                              | 5.0                                              |
| 14        | Puducherry         | 5.75                                             | 5.75                                             |
| 15        | Punjab             | 6.28                                             | 6.28                                             |
| 16        | Telangana          | 6.0                                              | 6.0                                              |
| 17        | UT OF D&NH AND D&D | 5.1                                              | 4.9                                              |
| 18        | Uttarakhand        | 7.0                                              | 7.0                                              |
| 19        | West Bengal        | 6.0                                              | 6.0                                              |

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