public charging station can be set up by individuals or entities
According to new rules, Owners of electric cars and scooters can charge them at their homes, establishing a public charging station (PCS) with priority access to electricity from power utilities. To establish a public charging station (PCS) will not require a licence and it can be set up by individuals or entities, provided they meet the standards drawn up by the power ministry and the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), according to the power ministry’s final guidelines and standards for charging infrastructure for EVs. The guidelines, a copy of which has been seen by Mint, were issued on Friday by Anoop Singh Bisht, under secretary in the power ministry, to all Union ministries and departments and the chief secretaries of states and Union territories. For residential users, the tariffs for charging will be the same as for domestic consumption of electricity. A PCS can levy a service charge, with a ceiling fixed by a nodal agency in each state. The new guidelines aim to “pro...