Lok Sabha Question No. 669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Battery Swapping Guidelines
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Tejasvi Surya, Shri Praveen Patel, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.669

## ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## BATTERY SWAPPING GUIDELINES

669.   SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

DR. VINOD KUMAR BIND:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  are  any  strategies  adopted  by  the  Government  to collaborate with State Governments in order to implement the 2024 Battery Swapping Guidelines and ensure that battery-swapping stations are strategically located across urban and rural areas;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  existing  number  of  such stations available and functioning in cities across the country; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  envisions  of  the  Government  on  the  role  of  public private partnerships in expanding the battery swapping infrastructure?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) & (b) : The Ministry of Power has issued 'Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Battery Swapping and Charging Stations', vide OM dated 10th January  2025.  These  guidelines  outline  the  standards  and  protocols  to

facilitate development of a nationwide network of Battery Swapping Stations (BSS).  Key  features  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 (SNA) responsible for coordinating with DISCOMs and the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) 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. As on 27th January, 2025, as per data available with BEE, 2611 BSS are deployed across the country. State-wise details are at Annexure A. (c) : The guidelines emphasize the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in expanding the battery swapping infrastructure.  The setting up of BSS has been  designated  as  a  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 revenue-sharing 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.

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ANNEXURE-A ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 669 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2025

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State / UT wise deployed Battery Swapping Stations

| 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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