Lok Sabha Question No. 551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 551

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2024

## CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 551. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मं त्री be pleased to state:

(a)  the  action  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  availability  of  charging stations for electric vehicles on a large scale in view of the continuous rise in the number of electric vehicles in the country;

- (b) the details and the number of charging stations set up so far in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether any charging stations have been set up in the State of Jharkhand also;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details and the number of charging stations required at present in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): The  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  (MHI)  has  been  making  consistent  efforts  for facilitating  the  promotion  of  electric  vehicles  in  India.  The  FAME-II  scheme  inter-alia included  financial  support  in  the  form  of  subsidy  for  setting  up  of  Public  Charging Infrastructure to instill confidence among the EV users.

Further, Ministry of Power has taken several initiatives to accelerate deployment of public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the country.  Details of the initiatives are as follows:

1. Guidelines  &  Standards  for  Charging  Infrastructure  for  Electric  vehicles  issued  in January,  2022  which  has  been  amended  on  November,  2022  and  April,  2023.  The  broad features of the above guidelines are as below:
- i. Enabling owners of Electric Vehicles to charge their EVs at their residence/offices using their existing electricity connections.
- ii. Prescribing Revenue sharing model for provision of land at promotional rates for public charging stations.
- iii. Providing  electricity  connection  to  Public  Charging  Station  (PCS)  within  stipulated timelines.
- iv. Prescribing single part EV tariff for public charging stations and shall not exceed Average Cost of Supply (ACoS) till 31.03.2025.
- v. Specifies a ceiling of Rs 2.50 per unit and Rs 3.50 per unit of electricity used for slow AC charging of EVs at PCS during the solar and non-solar hours respectively.  Additionally, a ceiling limit of Rs. 10/- per unit and Rs. 12/- per unit of electricity used for DC Fast charging of EVs at PCS during the solar and non-solar hours respectively has also been specified.

- vi. Average cost of supply (ACoS) by DISCOMs to Public Charging Stations (PCSs) during solar hours shall have a rebate of 20% and a surcharge of 20% during all other times.

2. Green Energy Open Access Rules, 2022 has been notified with the objective to further accelerate renewable energy adoption, ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and green energy for all.

3. Ministry of Power also Launched 'GO ELECTRIC' Campaign in February, 2021, to create awareness on the benefits of Electric Vehicles (EV), EV Charging Infrastructure and electric cooking in India.

(b): The details of charging stations commissioned under FAME India Scheme Phase-II, State-wise, as on 02.02.2024, are annexed as ANNEXURE-I.

As per the information received from Ministry of Power, 12,146 nos. of public EV charging stations are operational across the country, as on 02.02.2024.  The details of state wise operational public EV charging stations are at ANNEXURE-II.

(c) & (d): As per the information received from Ministry of Power, as on 02.02.2024, 135 nos. of public EV Charging Station are operational in the State of Jharkhand.

(e): As per the information received from NITI Aayog, charging infrastructure requirement depends upon the composition of Electric Vehicles, Running Patterns, Terrain & Geography,  Urbanisation  Pattern  and  the  Technology  of  EVs  and  Charging  Equipments. Since, all these factors are still evolving, there is no global consensus on number of charging points required for a certain number of EVs.   The requirement is considered dynamic and in the wide range of 1 Charging Point per 20 EVs to 1 Charging Point per 150 EVs, depending upon aforementioned factors.

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ANNEXURE-I

## The details of charging stations commissioned under FAME India Scheme Phase-II, State-wise, as on 02.02.2024

| Sr. No.   | State / Union Territory   |   No. of EV Charging Station |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Delhi                     |                           21 |
| 2         | Gujarat                   |                           53 |
| 3         | Haryana                   |                            2 |
| 4         | Karnataka                 |                            1 |
| 5         | Kerala                    |                           30 |
| 6         | Maharashtra               |                           13 |
| 7         | Meghalaya                 |                            1 |
| 8         | Tamil Nadu                |                           13 |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh             |                           11 |
| 10        | West Bengal               |                            3 |
|           | Total                     |                          148 |

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ANNEXURE-II State wise operational public EV charging stations as on 02.02.2024

| S. No.    | State Name        | No. of Operational PCS   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar  | 3                        |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 327                      |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 9                        |
| 4         | Assam             | 86                       |
| 5         | Bihar             | 124                      |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 12                       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 149                      |
| 8         | D&D and DNH       | 1                        |
| 9         | Delhi             | 1886                     |
| 10        | Goa               | 113                      |
| 11        | Gujarat           | 476                      |
| 12        | Haryana           | 377                      |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  | 44                       |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 47                       |
| 15        | Jharkhand         | 135                      |
| 16        | Karnataka         | 1041                     |
| 17        | Kerala            | 852                      |
| 18        | Lakshadweep       | 1                        |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh    | 341                      |
| 20        | Maharashtra       | 3079                     |
| 21        | Manipur           | 17                       |
| 22        | Meghalaya         | 21                       |
| 23        | Nagaland          | 6                        |
| 24        | Odisha            | 198                      |
| 25        | Pondicherry       | 23                       |
| 26        | Punjab            | 158                      |
| 27        | Rajasthan         | 500                      |
| 28        | Sikkim            | 2                        |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu        | 643                      |
| 30        | Telangana         | 481                      |
| 31        | Tripura           | 18                       |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh     | 582                      |
| 33        | Uttarakhand       | 76                       |
| 34        | West Bengal       | 318                      |
| Total PCS | Total PCS         | 12,146                   |

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