Lok Sabha Question No. 254 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Installation of EV Charging Infrastructure
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Shettar, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai

THE MINISTER OF POWER

(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.254 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2024

## INSTALLATION OF EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

*254.   SHRI JAGADISH SHETTAR: SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to standardize the charging infrastructure,  vehicle  charging  and  battery  swapping  for  Electric  Vehicle  (EV) across the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the guidelines issued regarding "Installation and Operation of EV charging Infrastructure-2024"  to  support  nationwide  connected  EV  charging infrastructure;

(c) the number of charging stations proposed to be set up in the country during the coming years, State/UT-wise; and

(d) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  include  private  sector  for installation  and  operation  of  EV  charging  infrastructure  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

A N S W E R

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) IN RESPECT OF LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  254  FOR  REPLY  ON  12.12.2024 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE ASKED BY SHRI JAGADISH SHETTAR AND SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI

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(a) & (b) : Development  of  standards  for  electric  mobility  is  an  ongoing process.  So  far,  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  has  published  21 standards for charging Infrastructure and 9 standards for Electric Vehicles (EVs)  and  battery.    These  standards  also  include  safety  standards.    The details are at Annexure.

Ministry of Power has issued 'Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure-2024' on 17 th September 2024 to facilitate the EV charging infrastructure network in the country.  The  salient  features  of  the  above  mentioned  guidelines  are  as follows:

- i. To facilitate electricity connection for EV charging stations, timelines have been specified. Owners of EV charging stations may opt for Low Tension (LT) connection for loads up to 150 kW.
- ii. To provide land at affordable prices to government / public entities and  through  revenue  sharing  model  to  any  entity  for  setting  up  of public EV charging stations.
- iii. Tariff  for  supply  of  electricity  to  EV  charging  stations  has  been simplified. It has been advised to make tariff single part and limited to "Average Cost of Supply" till 31 st  March 2028.
- iv. Residential owners may use existing electricity connections for EV charging or  may  opt  for  a  separate  metered  connection  from Distribution Licensee with a dedicated EV charging tariff.
- v. To  promote  charging  through  solar  energy,  charging  during  solar hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) has been incentivized.
- vi. Service fee charged by a public and community EV charging station from a customer has been rationalized.

- vii. Use  of  open  communication  protocols  like  Open  Charge  Point Protocol  (OCPP),  Open  Charge  Point  Interface  (OCPI)  and  Unified Energy  Interface  (UEI)  to  create  connected  and  interoperable  EV charging infrastructure has been encouraged.

(c) : Installation and operationalization of Charging Infrastructure is a focus area of PM e-DRIVE (Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement). With the allocation of Rs. 2,000 Cr (18% of total allocation), it proposes to support 72,300 public charging stations (48,400 for e-2W & 3W,  22,100  for  e-4W  and  1800  e-buses)  and  instil  confidence  among  EV users.  The  scheme  will  be  implemented  through  involvement  of  Central Ministries/authorities, State Govts, Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), etc. In addition to setting up of EV charging infrastructure within city limits, the scheme  also  envisages  selected  inter-city/inter-state highways to be made EV ready.

(d) : As  per  the  aforementioned  guidelines,  all  entities,  including private entities are allowed to install and operate EV charging stations. As on  30.11.2024,  a  total  number  of  25,202  Public  Charging  Stations  have been installed by public and private entities.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN REPLY  TO  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  254  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 12.12.2024 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE ***********

## Published standards for charging infrastructure (21)

|   S. no. | IS Number                                                          | Title                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|        1 | IS/ISO 15118-1 : 2013                                              | Road vehicles - Vehicle to grid communication interface: Part 1 general information and use - Case definition                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        2 | IS/ISO 15118-2 : 2014                                              | Road vehicles - Vehicle - To - Grid communication interface: Part 2 network and application protocol requirements                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        3 | IS/ISO 15118-3 : 2015                                              | Road vehicles - Vehicle to grid communication interface: Part 3 physical and data link layer requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        4 | IS/ISO 15118-5 : 2018                                              | Road vehicles - Vehicle to grid communication interface: Part 4 network and application protocol conformance test                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        5 | IS/ISO 15118-2 : 2014                                              | Road vehicles - Vehicle to grid communication interface: Part 5 physical layer and data link layer conformance test                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        6 | IS/ISO 15118-8 : 2020 ISO 5400:1984 ISO 5400:1984 (First Revision) | Road Vehicles - Vehicle to Grid Communication Interface Part 8: Physical Layer and Data Link Layer Requirements for Wireless Communication (First Revision)                                                                                                                                                   |
|        7 | IS 17017 (Part 1) : 2018                                           | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 1 General Requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|        8 | IS 17017 (Part 2/Sec 1) : 2020                                     | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 2 Plugs, Socket-Outlets, Vehicle Connectors, and Vehicle Inlets Section 1 General requirements                                                                                                                                                               |
|        9 | IS 17017 (Part 2/Sec 2) : 2020                                     | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 2 Plugs, Socket - Outlets, Vehicle Connectors and Vehicle Inlets Section 2 Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for a.c. pin and contact-tube accessories                                                                           |
|       10 | IS 17017 (Part 2/Sec 3) : 2020                                     | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 2 Plugs, Socket - Outlets, Vehicle Connectors and Vehicle Inlets Section 3 Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for d.c. and a.c./d.c. pin and contact-tube vehicle couplers                                                        |
|       11 | IS 17017 (Part 2/Sec 6) : 2021 ISO 622 : 2016 ISO 622 : 2016       | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 2 Plugs, Socket-Outlets, Vehicle Connectors and Vehicle Inlets Section 6 Dimensional compatibility requirements for DC pin and contact-tube vehicle couplers intended to be used for DC EV supply equipment where protection relies on electrical separation |

| 12                                    | IS 17017 (Part 2/Sec 7) : 2023                                                 | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 2 Plugs, Socket-Outlets, Vehicle Connectors and Vehicle Inlets Section 7 Dimensional Compatibility and Interchange Ability Requirements for a.c., d.c. and a.c./d.c. Pin and Contact-Tube Vehicle Couplers Intended to be used for a.c./d.c. EV Supply Equipment where Protection Relies on Electrical Separation   |
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| 13                                    | IS 17017 (Part 21/Sec 1) : 2019 IEC 61851-21-1 : 2017 IEC 61851-21-1 : 2017    | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 21 Electromagnetic Compatibility ( EMC ) Requirements Section 1 On-board chargers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                    | IS 17017 (Part 21/Sec 2) : 2019 IEC 61851-21-2 : 2018 IEC 61851-21-2 : 2018    | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 21 Electromagnetic Compatibility ( EMC ) Requirements Section 2 Off-board chargers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                    | IS 17017 (Part 22/Sec 1) : 2021 ISO 21084 : 2019 ISO 21084 : 2019              | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging Systems Part 22 AC Charging Configurations Section 1 - AC Charge Point for Light Electric Vehicle                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                    | IS 17017 (Part 23) : 2021 ISO/IEC 11160-1:1996 ISO/IEC 11160-1:1996            | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging Systems Part 23 dc Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                    | IS 17017 (Part 24) : 2021 ISO/IEC 18000-64:201                                 | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 24 : Digital Communication between a DC Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and an Electric Vehicle for control of DC Charging                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                    | IS 17017 (Part 25) : 2021 ISO 6658:2017 ISO 6658:2017                          | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM Part 25: DC EV supply equipment where protection relies on electrical separation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                    | IS 17017 (Part 31) : 2024                                                      | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM Part 31: ac or dc EV supply equipment for where protection relies on electrical separation                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                    | IS 17896 (Part 1) : 2022 62751- 2:2014+AMD1:2019CSV 62751- 2:2014+AMD1:2019CSV | Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 1: General and Guidance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                    | IS 17896 (Part 2) : 2022 62823- :2015+AMD1:2019CSV 62823- :2019+AMD1:2019CSV   | Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 2: Safety requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ETD 51 Standard under development (1) | ETD 51 Standard under development (1)                                          | ETD 51 Standard under development (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                       | ETD/51/21658                                                                   | Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System Part 30 Dual Gun DC EVSE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

## Standards for Electric Vehicle and Battery (9)

|   S. no. | IS Number                                       | Title                                                                                                                                      |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | IS 15886 : 2010 Revised In : 2017               | Road Vehicles â€' Battery Operated--Vehicles â€' Code Of Practice                                                                          |
|        2 | IS 17191 (Part 1) : 2019 Revised In : 2024      | Electric Power Train Vehicles Part 1 Measurement of Electrical Energy Consumption                                                          |
|        3 | IS 17191 (Part 2) : 2019 Revised In : 2024      | Electric Power Train Vehicles Part 2 Method of Measuring the Range                                                                         |
|        4 | IS 17191 (Part 3) : 2019                        | Electric Power Train Vehicles Part 3 Measurement of Net Power and the Maximum 30 Minute Power                                              |
|        5 | IS 17855 : 2022 TR 63262 : 2019 TR 63262 : 2019 | Electrically propelled road vehicles - Test specification for lithium-ion traction battery packs and systems - Part 4: Performance testing |
|        6 | IS 18073 : 2023                                 | Electric Traction Motor - Performance and Functional Requirements                                                                          |
|        7 | IS 18294 : 2023                                 | Electric Rickshaw E-Kart Construction and Functional Safety Requirements Specification                                                     |
|        8 | IS 18590 : 2024                                 | Electric Power Train of L Category Vehicles Specific Requirements                                                                          |
|        9 | IS 18606 : 2024                                 | Electric Power Train of M and N Category Vehicles Specific Requirements                                                                    |

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