Oil Advertising Firms (OMCs) — Indian Oil Company Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Company Ltd, and Hindustan Petroleum Company Ltd — have considerably expanded their electrical automobile charging infrastructure, including over 10,000 new Electrical Car Charging Stations (EVCS) within the first 11 months of the present fiscal yr. With this addition, the entire variety of EVCS at their shops stood at 25,852 as of March 1, 2025.
Of those, 5,817 stations had been arrange underneath the Quicker Adoption and Manufacturing of Electrical Automobiles (FAME-II) scheme, whereas 20,035 had been put in utilizing the OMCs’ personal funds. The cumulative quantity stood at about 15,800 as of March 31, 2024, recording a pointy improve in installations in the course of the present fiscal. Indian Oil alone accounts for over 50 per cent of the entire EVCS deployed by OMCs.
Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra are the highest states by way of ECVS installations by these corporations.
To additional speed up the growth, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has sanctioned ₹873.50 crore underneath FAME-II to the three OMCs for the set up of 10,585 extra charging stations, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Verma, stated in a Rajya Sabha response on Friday.
Additionally, the PM Electrical Drive Revolution in Revolutionary Car Enhancement (PM EDRIVE) scheme, launched on September 29, 2024, has earmarked ₹10,900 crore for 2 years, with ₹2,000 crore particularly allotted for establishing Electrical Car Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) throughout the nation.
In the meantime, an official from an Oil Advertising Firm (OMC) acknowledged that whereas the variety of charging stations at gasoline shops, together with those on highways, is steadily growing, electrical automobile turnout has not stored tempo. “The infrastructure is increasing, however the footfall at these charging stations remains to be not on the anticipated ranges. Many stations are working at low utilisation charges,” he added.
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Considerations over charging time and the desire of many EV house owners to cost their autos at dwelling are cited as key causes for low utilisation ranges.
Business specialists additionally spotlight “vary nervousness” as a significant barrier to mass EV adoption in India. “With only one public charger accessible for each 135 EVs—far beneath the worldwide common of 1 charger per six to twenty EVs—charging infrastructure stays a high concern for potential consumers, in accordance with TrendLyne knowledge.
In the meantime, personal corporations have been making important investments to increase India’s EV charging infrastructure over the previous 5 years. Main the cost are key gamers like Cost Zone, Tata Energy, and Statiq, which have been quickly deploying charging stations throughout the nation. Tata Motors, India’s largest electrical passenger automobile (PV) producer by volumes, has introduced a plan to greater than double the variety of charging factors by 2027.