Bhubaneswar: Odisha has the facilities of 198 Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations(EV-PCS) across the state, said Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Krishan Pal Gurjar, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 6 February.
Union Minister said that 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.
The government has enabled owners of Electric Vehicles to charge their EVs at their residence/offices using their existing electricity connections.
It has prescribed Revenue sharing model for provision of land at promotional rates for public charging stations.
Providing electricity connection to Public Charging Station (PCS) within stipulated timelines is priority.
It has prescribed single part EV tariff for public charging stations and shall not exceed Average Cost of Supply (ACoS) till 31 March 2025.
It has specified 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.
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.
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.
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.
As per the information received from Ministry of Power, 12,146 public EV charging stations are operational across the country, as on 2 February.
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.