The Ministry of Power (MoP) on January 10, 2025, issued an amendment in the Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
The following amendments have been stated:
• Sub-clause (g) of Clause 4 shall be replaced as below:
g) Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) is a network of Electric Vehicle charging stations catering to diverse EV charging requirement and includes components such as EVSE, connection to DISCOM'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, RFID tags, software applications, circuit breakers. solar panels (if connected), civil work, smart meter, transformer, etc.
• Sub-clause (h) of Clause 4 shall be replaced as below:
h) Electric Vehicle Charging Station: An Electric Vehicle Charging Station is a facility for charging Electric Vehicles or swappable EV batteries, with or without supporting upstream infrastructure or amenities.
• The following clause shall be inserted after sub-clause (3) of Clause 6:
(4) State Governments may ensure necessary permissions to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to operate round the clock.
• Following sub-clause shall be inserted after sub-clause (b) of Clause 7:
7(c) Government and Public entities should ensure that terms and conditions of bidding carried out for allotment of public land for setting up of EV charging stations are technology agnosticand allow wider participation.
[Notification No. 12/2/2018-EV (Comp No. 241852)]
