At least one charging station at every 25 kms on both sides of highway

Published March 22, 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:

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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

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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
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68	Andama & Nicobar	Andama	10	10
Total	2877	2877	18

ANNEXURE-II

The details of charging stations as sanctioned in Expressways/ Highways

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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