Lok Sabha Question No. 808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Battery Swapping Stations
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Narayan Tatu Rane, Shri Shashank Mani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.808 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025

## BATTERY SWAPPING STATIONS

†808.  SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE: SHRI SHASHANK MANI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  battery-swapping  stations  located  in  urban  and  rural  areas across the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to expand this scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any strategy to implement these guidelines  and  collaborate  with  State  Governments  to  ensure  that  batteryswapping stations are strategically located in urban and rural areas;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  timelines  fixed  and  locations identified for implementation, if any;
- (e) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  perceives  the  role  of  public-private partnerships in expanding battery-swapping infrastructure;
- (f) the details of the incentives or framework proposed to encourage private sector participation; and
- (g) whether electricity is a critical component of sustenance?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a): As on 1 st  July 2025, as per data available with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),  2611  Battery  Swapping  Stations  (BSS)  have  been  deployed  across  the country. State-wise details are at Annexure.

(b) to (d): To ensure widespread availability of BSS, the Ministry of Power in its Guidelines  for  Installation  and  Operation  of  Battery  Swapping  and  Charging Stations  issued  on  10th  January  2025,  recommended  establishing  BSS  on  both sides of highways, expressways and major roads and in urban areas as specified.

……..2.

Key  suggestions  involving  State  Governments  in  implementing  these guidelines are:-

- (i) A State level Steering Committee chaired by Secretary in-charge of Energy,  comprising  Secretaries  of  Transport,  Municipal  Administration  and Urban Development, and other relevant officials, will plan  and  monitor  the implementation of BSS Infrastructure at the State level.
- (ii) Each  state  will  designate  a  State  Nodal  Agency  responsible  for coordinating with DISCOMs and the State Electricity Regulatory Commission to facilitate electricity connections for BSS.
- (iii) A  Central  Steering  Committee  chaired  by  the  Additional  Secretary, Ministry of Power including Members  from relevant Ministries, State representative, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) will periodically review the implementation of the guidelines.
- (iv) BEE will work collaboratively with DISCOMs and State Government entities for implementation of the guidelines.
- (e) & (f) : The guidelines emphasize the role of public-private  partnerships in expanding the battery swapping infrastructure. Setting up BSS  has been designated as de-licensed activity, simplifying the process for businesses.

To make the land available at affordable rates, it has been suggested that public  land  be  made  available  to  Government  or  Public  entities  on  a  revenuesharing model at ₹1 per kWh. For private entities, the land may be made available through a competitive bidding process at a floor price of ₹1 per kWh. Additionally, public tenders involving government land for the establishment of BSS have been suggested to be kept technology agnostic. State Governments have been advised to permit round- -the- clock operations for BSS.

(g): Electricity  constitutes  a  critical  component  in  the  economy.  As  per  the report  by  the  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE),  electricity  accounted  for approximately 22.2% total final energy consumption.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 808 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025 *************

State/ UT-wise deployed Battery Swapping Station (BSS)

| Sl. No.   | State          | No. of BSS   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 2            |
| 2         | Bihar          | 48           |
| 3         | Delhi          | 878          |
| 4         | Haryana        | 171          |
| 5         | Karnataka      | 347          |
| 6         | Kerala         | 20           |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh | 2            |
| 8         | Maharashtra    | 24           |
| 9         | Orissa         | 2            |
| 10        | Punjab         | 22           |
| 11        | Rajasthan      | 104          |
| 12        | Telangana      | 146          |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh  | 839          |
| 14        | Uttarakhand    | 5            |
| 15        | West Bengal    | 1            |
| Total     | Total          | 2,611        |

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