Telangana Government To Set Up Public Charging Stations For EVs

The Telangana Government is soon going to set up public charging stations for those who own electric vehicles (EVs.) The stations would be able to charge their vehicles for Rs 12.06 kilowatt per hour (kWh) as service costs.

The decision was taken after the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) approved the EVs charging station and released incentives. According to sources, roughly 118 public vehicle charging stations are being constructed across Hyderabad. These charging stations will be built as part of the FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) programme. The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) confirmed the aforementioned data.

The Department of Heavy Industries has suggested this strategy to encourage the usage of electric vehicles by providing accessible charging stations. Apart from Hyderabad, another 20 public charging stations will be built in Warangal and Karimnagar, bringing the total number of public charging stations to 138. In Hyderabad city, there are already a few private charging stations. Officials stated that all of these will be ready by March. In addition, the Ministry of Power has previously announced new EV charging infrastructure standards and guidelines. In compliance with the rules, the state government has fixed the ceiling cost of service charges to be charged by electric vehicle public charging stations. It approved the Rs 12.06 + applicable GST service cost maximum for electric vehicle rates covered by State/Central subsidies.

The TSREDCO’s Managing Director, N. Janaiah stated that even though the service price is fixed at Rs 12.06 per kWh, it is still less expensive than petrol and diesel. He said, “It costs Rs 300 if any four-wheeler takes 25 units to completely charge their cars.” “You can’t even get three liters of petrol with the same quantity of petrol.”

On the other hand, it only consumes Rs. 6 per kWh in residential areas, which is about half of what the State charges at public charging stations. “Because we are supplying infrastructure and need to maintain staff, the cost at public charging stations is a little more.”

On a comparative basis, electric vehicles trump petrol and diesel-run vehicles, on both cost and environmentally friendly scale.

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