Plugging In: Advancing EV Infrastructure in India

India requires significant expansion of its EV charging network to reach 30 percent penetration by 2030, necessitating a strategic role for distribution companies (DISCOMs). DISCOMs can act as either enablers of private investment or as charge point operators (CPOs), depending on their financial and technical capacity. Key recommended actions include long-term load planning, streamlining CPO entry processes, and piloting load mitigation strategies.

• To achieve a target of 30 percent EV penetration by 2030, RMI estimates that India will require more than 1.9 million public chargers and 275,000 battery swapping stations by 2040.
• Distribution companies (DISCOMs) can support EV infrastructure growth by acting as enablers for the private sector or by becoming charge point operators (CPOs), a choice that should be based on their technical readiness, regulatory environment, and financial capacity.
• Priority actions for DISCOMs to accelerate EV infrastructure deployment include strategic grid upgrades through long-term load planning, reducing barriers for CPOs, supporting load mitigation pilots, and exploring new business models.

APA

RMI (2025). Plugging In: Advancing EV Infrastructure in India. https://rmi.org/resources/plugging-in-advancing-ev-infrastructure-in-india/

Chicago

RMI. Plugging In: Advancing EV Infrastructure in India. 2025. https://rmi.org/resources/plugging-in-advancing-ev-infrastructure-in-india/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2025plugging, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Plugging In: Advancing EV Infrastructure in India}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/plugging-in-advancing-ev-infrastructure-in-india/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }