The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed the draft amendment to the Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure-2024.
According to the draft, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is a network of EV charging stations catering to diverse EV charging requirement and includes components such as connection to discoms’s supply system including electricity meter, power management system for energy optimization, energy distribution, grid stability and renewables integration, communication network to assist data exchange in real time and remotely manage EV charging stations, cables, connectors, software applications, circuit breakers, solar panels (if connected), civil work, smart meter, transformer, etc.
Further, each state will designate a state nodal agency responsible for coordinating with discoms and state electricity regulatory commissions to facilitate electricity connections for public, community, workplace, and e-bus depot charging stations. State governments have the flexibility to choose their Nodal Agency. The state discoms will be the default option.
