On February 18, 2022, diversified energy major Indian Oil announced that, it has installed more than 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) in India.

Key Points

• Indian Oil have achieved the first of many milestones in enabling EV revolution in India, with successful deployment of more than 1,000 EV charging points.
• Indian Oil is all set to provide EV charging facilities at 10,000 fuel stations in upcoming three years. This will provide confidence to customers for an uninterrupted drive and to automobile manufacturers in enhancing production of electric vehicles.

First EV charger of Indian Oil

Indian Oil installed its first EV charger at Nagpur, for public in 2017. Now, its charging points are present across 500 towns and cities including multiple state and national highways. Apart from that, Indian oil is planning to set up a base of 3000 plus charging stations, in order to convert highways into e-highways in next three years.  According to ‘National Mission for Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage’, Indian Oil is setting up EV charging infrastructure in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kolkata, and Pune. It is followed by state capitals, smart cities, major expressways and highways.

By: Brijesh Kumar