Centre sanctions 1576 EV Charging Stations across 16 Highways & 9 Expressways

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New Delhi (22/03/2022): The Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2877 charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.  Further, MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging Stations across 16 Highways & 9 Expressways under this phase.  The details of charging stations sanctioned and installed in the cities under FAME India Scheme Phase-II are attached as ANNEXURE-I.  The details of charging stations as sanctioned in Expressways/ Highways are attached as ANNEXURE-II.  Further, as per the Ministry of Power guidelines, there shall be at least one charging station at every 25 kms on both sides of the Highway and also at least one Charging Station for long Range/Heavy Duty EVs at every 100 kms on both sides of the Highway.  For the city at least one charging station will be set up in a grid of 3km x 3km.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries had sanctioned about 520 Charging Stations/ Infrastructure for about Rs. 43 Crore under Phase-I of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme.

Further, a budget provision of Rs. 1000 Crore has been earmarked for a period of 5 years [2019-20 to 2023-24] for establishment of charging infrastructure under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.

 

Following Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for EVs were sanctioned under phase-I of FAME India Scheme:

 

Charging Stations details

Organization

Sanctioned

Installed

Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for EVs in NCR by REIL, Jaipur

REIL, Jaipur

3

3

Solar Grid Hybrid and Grid powered Charging Station along Delhi-Jaipur-Agra Highway

REIL

25

25

Solar Based Chargers (20 locations) along Delhi-Chandigarh Highway

BHEL

20

20

 

ANNEXURE-I

 

Details of Charging Stations sanctioned under FAME India Scheme Phase-II

 

Sr. No.

State

City

Total Sanctioned City-wise EV Charging station

Total Sanctions State-Wise EV Charging station

EV Charging Stations Installed as on dated: 17-03-2022

1

Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada

92

266

2

Vishakhapatnam

71

3

Tirupati

68

4

Kakinada

35

5

Assam

Jorhat

10

20

6

Guwahati

10

7

Bihar

Patna

37

37

8

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

70

70

9

Chattisgarh

Raipur

25

25

10

Delhi

Delhi

72

72

5

11

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

181

278

2

12

Vadodara

37

13

Gandhi Nagar

10

14

Surat

50

15

Haryana

Gurugram

30

50

16

Karnal

10

17

Sonipat

10

18

Himanchal Pradesh

Dharamshala

10

10

19

Karnataka

Bengaluru

152

172

20

Gulbarga

10

21

Mangalore

10

22

Kerala

Kochi

50

211

23

Thrissur

28

24

Kannur

27

25

Kollam,

25

26

Thrivananthapuram

27

27

Malappuram

28

28

Kozhikode

26

29

Maharashtra

Mumbai

229

317

30

Nashik

25

31

Nagpur

38

4

32

Thane

25

33

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

63

235

34

Indore

117

35

Jabalpur

55

36

Meghalaya

Shillong

40

40

37

Odisha

Bhubaneshwar

18

18

38

Puducherry

Pondicherry

10

10

39

Rajasthan

Jaipur

68

205

40

Jodhpur

37

41

Kota

32

42

Udaipur

37

43

Ajmer

31

44

Sikkim

Gangtok

29

29

45

J & K

Srinagar

25

25

46

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

141

281

7

47

Coimbatore

25

48

Madurai

50

49

Vellore

10

50

Salem

10

51

Thanjavur

10

52

Tiruchirappalli

25

53

Erode

10

54

Telangana

Hyderabad

118

138

55

Warangal

10

56

Karimnagar

10

57

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

37

207

58

Varanasi

25

59

Prayagraj

25

60

Kanpur

25

61

Noida

55

62

Aligarh

10

63

Saharanpur

10

64

Bareilly

10

65

Jhansi

10

66

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

10

10

West Bengal

Kolkata

141

141

67

68

Andama & Nicobar

Andama

10

10

Total

2877

2877

18

 

ANNEXURE-II

The details of charging stations as sanctioned in Expressways/ Highways

Sl. No

Expressways

Entity

EV Charging Stations Sanctioned

1

Mumbai – Pune

EESL

10

2

Ahmadabad – Vadodara

EESL

10

3

Delhi Agra Yamuna

EESL

20

4

Bengaluru Mysore

BEL

14

5

Bangaluru-Chennai

BEL

30

6

Surat-Mumbai

EESL

30

7

Agra-Lucknow

REIL

40

8

Eastern Peripheral (A)

EESL

14

9

Hyderabad ORR

EESL

16

Sl. No

Highways

Entity

EV Charging Stations Sanctioned

1

Delhi – Srinagar

EESL

80

2

Delhi – Kolkata

EESL

160

3

Agra – Nagpur

EESL

80

4

Meerut to Gangotri Dham

REIL

44

5

Mumbai – Delhi

BEL

124

6

Mumbai-Panaji

EESL

60

7

Mumbai – Nagpur

EESL

70

8

Mumbai – Bengaluru

BEL

100

9

Kolkata – Bhubaneswar

EESL

44

10

Kolkata – Nagpur

EESL

120

11

Kolkata – Gangtok

REIL

76

12

Chennai-Bhubaneswar

EESL

120

13

Chennai – Trivendram

EESL

74

14

Chennai-Ballary

REIL

62

15

Chennai – Nagpur

EESL

114

16

Mangaldai – Wakro

REIL

64

TOTAL

1576

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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