any individual is free to set up public EV charging stations

Through  Ministry of Power (MoP) guidelines, the government aims to enable faster adoption of EVs, promote an affordable tariff rate, and support the development of EV charging business throughout the country. 

The following measures have been announced:

  1. Private charging stations will be permitted at residences, and distribution companies (DISCOMs) are to facilitate the same.
  2. Setting up public charging stations (PCS) will be a de-licensed activity and any individual is free to set up public charging stations, provided that, such stations meet government’s technical as well and performance standards.
  3. Prioritizing provision of connectivity by the DISCOM licensee to supply power in the area in case an individual applies for permission to set up a public charging station.
  4. Any charging station may also obtain electricity from any generation company through open access protocols


The guidelines also provide a list of minimum infrastructure requirements for a charging station for both light as well as heavy vehicles that may require charging infrastructure for long distance travel. Currently, most vehicle manufacturers use the internationally approved CCS and CHAdeMO standards. Japan’s CHAdeMO currently has the most installations globally while CCS is supported by many large auto global automakers.

These standards mandate charging stations to have one or more electric kiosks with charger models as descried in the following table:
The government plans to deploy charging in a grid pattern of 3 km X 3 km. Further, one charging station will be set up at 25 km intervals on both sides of selected roads. According to the guidelines, the tariff for the supply of electricity to EV charging stations will be determined by the appropriate commission, provided that the tariff is not more than the 15% above the average cost of supply. The state nodal agency will be responsible to fix the ceiling of the service charges levied by the PCS.

Recently AEVT Blog reported that the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has approving a tariff of ₹6.00 (~$ 0.083)/kWh for electric vehicle charging or battery swapping stations.

The Ministry of Power recently issued a clarification stating that no license is required to operate EV charging stations in India. This is expected to boost the participation of additional private players to create a nationwide EV charging station infrastructure.

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