NITI Aayog Releases Guide to Set up EV Charging Point

By siliconindia  |  Thursday, 12 August 2021, 06:00:14 PM IST

NITI Aayog Releases Guide to Set up EV Charging Point

NITI Aayog has released a handbook to aid state governments and local bodies to frame policies and norms towards installing electric vehicles charging points. This initiative has been taken to enhance the necessary infrastructure to facilitate a rapid transition to electric mobility across the country.

It presents an overview of the technological and regulatory frameworks and governance structures needed to facilitate electric vehicles charging, and focuses on the present needs of charging infrastructure development while considering the evolving nature of the sector.

The transition to electric mobility is a global strategy in the fight against climate change, on which India has expressed ambitious aspirations.

Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog says,"The electric vehicles ecosystem in India is evolving rapidly and there are several players entering the charging infrastructure market. This handbook provides holistic governance for public and private stakeholders to work together in establishing robust and accessible EV charging networks."

Electric vehicles charging is a new type of power demand for discoms, which play a key role in providing seamless power supply connections for charging facilities and ensuring that the electrical distribution network has the requisite capacity to serve this demand.

Alok Kumar, Power Secretary  says, "The Ministry of Power and its central nodal agency for the establishment of charging infrastructure for EVs in India that is the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), are working closely with discoms and state agencies in overcoming barriers to charging infrastructure implementation, for which this handbook will be greatly helpful. With the rapidly growing share of renewables in the energy mix in the country, the benefits from transition towards e-mobility are only expected to become more significant in the coming years."

While the Ministry has set a national target of having at least one charging station for every 25 km on a highway, setting granular targets and plans is up to urban local bodies or state nodal agencies.

The handbook is primarily meant for implementing authorities like municipal corporations and discoms but also highlights regulatory measures that can further ease the process of installing charging infrastructure.

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