Last updated: Feb 2020 by Narasimhan Santhanam
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The comprehensive set of vendors and solution providers for the EV charging stations – both turnkey solution providers, as well as component/specific solution providers, are mentioned below.
| Technology Providers | |
| International | Indian |
| Bosch | Exicom |
| ABB | Mass Tech Controls |
| Schneider | ACME |
| Panasonic | Elektronika |
| Black & Veatch | Magenta |
| Installers | |
| Tata Power | |
| Magenta | |
| Ever Power | |
| Fortum | |
| Sema Connect | |
| Amplify Mobility | |
| Amper Data | |
Charging Infrastructure Service providers – Established Companies
| Company | Highlights |
| ABB India | The global leader in engineering and energy offers EV charging infrastructure for the Indian market |
| Tata Power | This company, part of India’s most prominent business group, offers electric charging station infrastructure |
| Fortum | The pioneering Finnish firm is offering complete EV charging infrastructure for the Indian market |
| ACME | The company is a Li-ion battery maker as well as provides charging solutions through charging stations and battery swapping offering |
| Lithion Power | The company provides a battery charging solution through its “Battery as a Service” battery swapping service |
| Hero Future Energies | The company, a prominent independent power producer, plans to set up EV charging stations across the country |
| BHEL | The power plant engineering leader intends to provide complete solutions for India’s e-mobility ecosystem – batteries, motors and charging stations, among others |
| Elcom International Pvt. Ltd. | The company makes a range of charging systems for EVs |
| Volvo Bus Corporation | The company manufactures Electric Buses and their charging infrastructures based on their application |
| Crompton Greaves | A leading engineering group, the company offers electric motors for the EV industry and also plans to offer solutions in the electric vehicles charging stations |
| Exide Industries | The company is a leader in lead acid batteries |
| BHEL | The power plant engineering leader intends to provide complete solutions for India’s e-mobility ecosystem – batteries, motors and charging stations, among others |
| Elcom International Pvt. Ltd. | The company makes a range of charging systems for EVs |
Indian Charging Infrastructure Service providers – Startups
| Charging and swapping infrastructure
Name of company City Founded |
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| Amplify Mobility | Hyderabad | 2017 |
| BatteryPool | Pune | 2018 |
| Bright Blue | Mumbai | 2018 |
| Cellerite Systems | Hyderabad | 2017 |
| Charge My Gaadi | Delhi | 2018 |
| Charge+ zone | Vadodara | 2018 |
| Cotzero Energy | Bangalore | 2018 |
| DrivAmp | Bangalore | 2016 |
| E Charge Bays | Delhi | 2018 |
| EV Motors | Delhi | 2016 |
| EV Urjaa | Indore | 2019 |
| EVQPoint | Bangalore | 2017 |
| Lithion Power | Delhi | 2017 |
| Midgard Electric | Bangalore | 2019 |
| Numocity | Bangalore | 2018 |
| Powerlogix Electro Systems | Lucknow | 2017 |
| Pulse Charge | Mumbai | 2011 |
| SNEL charge | Delhi | 2018 |
| Sun Mobility | Bangalore | 2016 |
| Volttic / Tesvas | Delhi | 2019 |
The NITI Ayog plan will act as a key driver for the EV chargers business going forward
Based on the NITI Ayog plan, the Ministry of Power has already undertaken several leads in pushing the EV Infrastructure initiatives through its various PSU companies, such as
- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) – plans for setting up 100,000 EV charging stations in India
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (power equipment PSU) plans to make batteries in India using the Lithium technology developed by ISRO
- Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL – a national ESCO company, experienced in the large tendering process) has already issued tenders to source 10,000 EV and about 4,000 EV chargers in India
- Rajasthan Electronics (I) Ltd, (REIL) – plans to set up 200 charging stations in Delhi, Jaipur, and Chandigarh
Each of these initiatives will help set the basic infrastructure and bring in interest from the private players as well; already many announcements have been made by various private players
- Tata Power has a set up a pilot project of EV charging and is likely to install more in future
- Mahindra along with Ola has been setting up EV charging stations so far and will continue to be aggressive about this
- Fortum India, Finland’s Utility firm, plans to enter and set up nationwide EV Charging stations
- Lithium Urban, an EV feet firm has plans to set up 60 charging stations. Each of these initiatives will be key drivers for the EV charging business going forward
List of EV Charging Stations in Hyderabad
- PGCIL electric vehicles charging station (Nadigadda Tanda, Miyapur, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500049)
- HPCL electric vehicles charging station (Madhura Nagar Colony, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500032)
- Fortum electric vehicles charging stations
- Hyder Nagar, Ramnaresh Nagar, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500090
- Chikoti Gardens, Old Patigadda, Chikoti Gardens, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500016
- Rd Number 1, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500033
- Raj Bhavan Rd, Raj Bhavan Quarters Colony, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500082
- Maruthi Nagar, Attapur, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500264
- Survey Colony, Industrial Development Area, Uppal, Hyderabad, Pincode: 500039
List of EV Charging Stations in Bangalore:
- There are totally 19 active charging stations in Bangalore out of which are eight DC Fast Charging stations.
- Ather Energy plans to set up 60 charging points by the end of 2019.
- In a bid to popularize the use of electric vehicles (EV) in the city, the state government has taken forward the process of setting up 112 charging stations. Of the 112 stations, 12 are (direct charging) DC charging stations and the remaining are AC stations that were to be ready by October or November 2019.
List of EV Charging Stations in Chennai
- There are a total of 18 active charging stations in Chennai out of which are 3 DC Fast Charging stations.
- Ather Energy plans to set up 55 charging points by the end of 2019.
- ReVolt’s Electric Vehicle has 8 charging outlets in Chennai.
A few other good links
- U.S. and Chinese Electric Vehicle Policies – EV Policy Comparison for United States & China
- Indian Electric Vehicle Market Entry Strategy – Recommendations for Different Types of Investors
- India EV Strategy & Trends in Indian Transport and Energy Ecosystem – MRTS, BS VI, Biofuels
- Cost Components for Setting Up an EV Charging Station – AC, DC Fast Charging – Hardware, Software, Permits…
- EV Charging Station Installation & O&M Costs for India – Normal AC Charging, Fast DC Charging
Know more on the EV charging ecosystem in India from: Components of EVSE | Bharath DC001 | Bharat AC001 | EVSE Growth Trends | Battery Swapping Growth Trends | EVSE Cost components | EVSE installation costs | Battery swapping in India | Indian EVSE Stakeholders | Charger Standards | Current Indian EVSE status | EVSE Challenges | EVSE during 2020-2030 |
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