Lok Sabha Question No. 643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Battery Swapping Stations
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.643 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## BATTERY SWAPPING STATIONS

†643. SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the establishment of battery swapping stations both in urban and rural areas in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to expand the same and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any strategy to implement these guidelines and co-operate with the State Governments so that the strategic establishment of battery swapping stations both in urban and rural areas can be ensured;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  sees  the  role  of  public-private partnership in the expansion of battery swapping infrastructure;
- (f) whether  the  Government  considers  electricity  to  be  an  important factor in the lives of common people; and
- (g) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide round the clock electricity to the people by 2025?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a): As on 27th January, 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 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.
- (c) & (d) : The Ministry of Power has issued 'Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Battery Swapping and Charging Stations' on 10th January 2025. These guidelines outline the standards and protocols to facilitate development of a nationwide network of 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 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,  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) : 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 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.

- (f) & (g): Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity  to  the  consumers  is  within  the  purview  of  the  respective  State Government/Power  Utility.  The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide round the clock electricity to the people are as follows:
1. There is adequate availability of power in the country. Present installed generation capacity of the country is 462 GW.  Government of India has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 230 GW of generation  capacity  since  April,  2014  transforming  the  country  from power deficit to power sufficient.
2. As per the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, the distribution licensee shall supply 24x7  power  to all  consumers. However, the Commission may specify lower hours of supply for some categories of consumers like agriculture.
3. To optimize power resources and ensure adequate generation capacity, the Ministry of Power (MoP) notified rules in December 2022, followed by detailed guidelines in June 2023. These guidelines mandate preparation of a Long-term National Resource Adequacy Plan (LT-NRAP)  by  the  Central  Electricity  Authority,  outlining  the  optimal generation mix for the next decade to meet national demand at least cost.  All  the  States,  in  consultation  with  CEA,  have  prepared  their 'Resource Adequacy Plans (RAPs)', which are dynamic 10 year rolling plans  and  includes  power  generation  as  well  as  power  procurement planning.
4. To ensure the power availability at the Discom's periphery,  Inter and Intra-State Transmission System has been planned and implementation of the same is taken up in matching time frame of generation capacity addition. As per the National Electricity Plan, about 1,91,474 ckm of transmission lines and 1274 GVA of transformation capacity is planned to be added (at 220 kV and above voltage level) during the ten year period from 2022-23 to 2031-32.
5. Government  of  India  has  been  supporting  the  States/  UTs  through schemes  like  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY), Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj Bijli  Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) to improve access and quality of power  supply  to  all  consumers.  These  schemes  stand  closed  as  on 31.03.2022. Under these scheme, projects worth Rs. 1.85 lakh Cr. were executed for strengthening of power distribution infrastructure. A total of  18,374  villages  were  electrified  under  the  DDUGJY  and  2.86  Cr households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA.
6. Further,  Government  of  India  launched  the  Revamped  Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in July, 2021 with the objective of improving the
- quality and reliability of power  supply to  consumers  through  a financially  sustainable  and  operationally  efficient  Distribution  Sector. Under the scheme, infrastructure works worth Rs. 2.78 lakh Cr. have been sanctioned for the distribution utilities.
7. Government of India is further supporting States for grid electrification of left-out households during SAUBHAGYA, under the ongoing scheme of RDSS. In addition, all identified households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable  Tribal  Group  (PVTG)  under  PM-JANMAN  (Pradhan  Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) and tribal households under DAJGUA  (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram  Utkarsh Abhiyan) are being sanctioned  for  on-grid  electricity  connection  under  RDSS,  as  per  the Scheme guidelines.

The works sanctioned under RDSS also include-

- a. Works worth Rs. 4,535 Cr. have been sanctioned for electrification of  9,97,680  households  including  PVTG  households  identified under  PM-JANMAN  and  tribal  households  identified  under  DAJGUA.
- b. Works worth Rs. 1,067 Cr. for extension of electricity distribution infrastructure to far flung Border Areas in the States of Himachal Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Sikkim,  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  UT  of Ladakh.

With collective efforts of Centre and States/UTs, the average hours of supply  in  rural  and  urban  areas  have  improved  to  21.9  hrs  and  23.4  hrs, respectively, in FY 2024.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  643 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2025

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State / UT wise deployed 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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