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DELHI, 15 September 2022: Alok Kumar, the union power secretary, announced that the Indian government intends to alter the FAME-II scheme’s subsidy structure for the establishment of EV charging infrastructure in an effort to better support the businesses installing charging stations.
The official stated during an event called “INSIGHT2022” that there is no licencing required for public charging infrastructure and that charging infrastructure has a forward-looking policy.
“The subsidies for charging stations under FAME will be restructured,” he said.
Speaking to reporters outside the event, Kumar added that although the Center now wants to install transformers for charging infrastructure, upstream equipment such as this is not currently subsidised.
The upstream (infrastructure) transformers, which the discoms charge for, are not covered by the subsidies we are talking about for the charging infrastructure,” he said.
“We will pay the OMCs (the subsidies), and they will pay the discom,” the statement reads.
The support for the charging stations put at gas stations along roads and expressways as well as those placed at bus depots in small towns will be the main focus, he added.
By 2025, 8–10 significant national routes will have EV charging facilities installed by oil marketing corporations. The OMC plans to install about 20,000 charging stations nationwide by 2025, and the infrastructure will be part of that strategy.
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