Oil Companies to set up 22,000 EV charging stations: Hardeep Singh Puri

Nov 09,2021

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday throw light on the mission mode of setting EV charging stations. Speaking on this he said, "In line with PM Sh Narendra Modi Panchamrit announced in Glasgow to reduce the carbon intensity of the economy by 45% by 2030, oil companies of India will set up 22,000 EV charging stations on a mission mode in prominent cities and national highways across the country."

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. will set up 10,000 stations. It has already installed 439 EV charging stations and plans to install 2000 charging stations in its retail outlet network over the next year.

Another 1000 EV Charging Stations will be set up by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited within the next one year and 7000 overall. It has already set up 52 stations. HPCL which has already installed 382 EV stations so far will set up 1000 stations in the next year and 5000 overall, he further added.