Karnataka second in EV charging network with 2,039 stations

Karnataka has emerged arsenic the second-largest hub for Electric Vehicle nationalist charging stations successful India, with 2,039 operational units installed by lipid selling companies. This puts Karnataka conscionable down Uttar Pradesh successful the nationalist rankings, according to information by Ministry of Heavy Industries.

According to the information accessed by The Hindu, a full of 2,039 EV nationalist charging stations (EV PCS) installed by lipid selling companies (OMCs) are presently operational successful Karnataka. A year-wise investigation shows a dependable acceleration successful deployment. Karnataka had conscionable 36 charging stations successful 2020–21, which roseate implicit fourfold to 153 successful 2021–22. The gait picked up importantly successful 2022–23, erstwhile installations jumped to 542 stations, reflecting adoption of EVs.

While 2023–24 saw a marginal dip to 478 stations, the wide trajectory remained upward. The astir notable surge came successful 2024–25, erstwhile installations much than doubled to 1,034 stations, marking the azygous largest yearly summation successful the five-year period.

In the existent fiscal twelvemonth (2025–26, up to March 1), an further 157 stations person been installed, taking the cumulative installations implicit 5 years to 2,400, retired of which 2,039 are operational.

A elder authoritative said that the crisp rise, peculiarly aft 2022–23, indicates expanding alignment betwixt infrastructure rollout and EV adoption trends successful municipality centres specified arsenic Bengaluru, arsenic good arsenic on cardinal highways. “The enlargement has mostly been driven by OMCs, alongside backstage assemblage participation, arsenic mounting up EV charging stations remains an unlicensed activity,” the authoritative added.

Karnataka is up of large States specified arsenic Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat successful presumption of operational OMC-run EV charging stations. Only Uttar Pradesh, with 2,893 stations, has a larger network.

However, contempt the accelerated expansion, an authoritative root noted that determination is presently nary centralised appraisal of the adequacy of charging infrastructure comparative to the fig of registered EVs, nor a elaborate roadmap for aboriginal expansion.

Meanwhile, crossed India, OMCs person installed a full of 27,737 EV nationalist charging stations, of which 22,753 are presently operational, astatine the aforesaid time, a tiny fig of stations 21 crossed the state person been decommissioned.

According to the data, nether the FAME-II scheme, ₹912.5 crore has been sanctioned for EV charging infrastructure, of which ₹895.48 crore has been released and ₹655.43 crore utilised truthful far. Additionally, the authorities has earmarked ₹2,000 crore nether the PM E-DRIVE strategy to grow charging infrastructure nationwide, though nary funds person been released yet.