Revised Guidelines and Standards for Charging Infrastructure

Charging Infrastructure for Electric vehicles- "Guidelines & Standards” were issued by Ministry of Power vide MoP Communication No. 12/2/2018-EV on 14.12.2018 which have been revised/amended thrice on 01.10.2019, 08.06.2020 and 14.01.2022. These Guidelines and Standards seek to proactively support creation of EV Charging Infrastructure, provide for affordable tariff chargeable from Public EV Charging station operators/owners and EV owners, enable EV owners to charge EVs at their residence/offices using their existing electricity connections, provide a revenue sharing model for land use to make operation of an EV Public charging station financially viable, prescribe timelines for providing connectivity for the Public Charging Station (PCS) and for rollout of EV Public Charging Infrastructure, outline the Infrastructure requirements for Public Charging Infrastructure. The salient features as stipulated in the Guidelines and Standards are as under: