India’s largest charging station by Alektrify in Gurugram

This station is now open with 96 chargers for technical inspection for various ‘Certification Compliance’ and ‘Safety Standards’ laid two weeks ago by Power Ministry, Government of India, and which also opened the doors for offering government land to government or public agencies and private entities for setting up charging stations on a revenue-sharing basis.

This charging station is largest in India with 96 charging points for 4 wheelers. Previously, India’s largest EV charging station was situated in Navi Mumbai with 16 AC & 4 DC charging ports for EVs. This EV charging station will not only boost electric vehicles industry in the region, but will also act as a benchmark for large EV charging stations across the nation in future. During the program, representatives from the government agencies were given a guided tour of the facility and provided with information regarding various government standard compliances and industry best practices followed in the establishment and operations of the station.

Abhijeet Sinha, National Program Director, Ease of Doing Business program and Project Director of National Highway for Electric Vehicle said, “India is on the verge of making investment in E-mobility charging infra setup which is highly competitive compared to fuel stations in terms of ease in licensing, commissioning, electrification, certification and to draw revenue equivalence with existing petrol pumps. Electric vehicle charging station of this size and magnitude is rare and will be instrumental for the industry to experience actual Ease of Doing Business in smooth ‘Certification Compliance’ and ‘Safety Standards’. Electric vehicles are the future and this station is our prototyped preparation for that future. This ultra-modern station is now open to meet all the regulatory standards set by the government. It will also set the standard as a prototype station for all the upcoming EV charging stations of National Highways for Electric Vehicle (NHEV) pilot project making India’s first 500 km e-highway between Jaipur -Delhi-Agra”.

In his inaugural address Sudhendu J. Sinha, Adviser (Infrastructure, Connectivity – Transport and Electric Mobility), NITI Aayog, said that “India is committed towards the fight against environmental degradation and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. Electric Vehicles will significantly help India achieve these targets. The EV charging station inaugurated today fast forwards India entry into the EV era and opens doors for faster adoption of EVs. Not only will this station encourage more people to invest in electric vehicles, but also motivate people to invest in the EV charging infra business.”

The EV charging station with 96 charging points (72 AC slow charger and 24 DC fast chargers) is situated in sector 52 of Gurugram. The station has been installed and operated by Alektrify. Alektrify is an official commissioning and installation partner company of NHEV pilot for setting-up charging stations on Jaipur–Delhi-Agra E-highway under Ease of Doing Business pilot program.

Praveen Kumar, Member,NHEV Working Group and Managing Director of Alektrify charging hub told that “The station has 96 operational charging ports for EVs at a time and can serve up to 576 electric vehicles round the clock. 1 AC charger takes up to 6 hours to charge an EV and can charge total 4 vehicles in a day and 72 such chargers can charge 288 EV every day. While our fast DC chargers can charge a vehicle in less than 2 hours and can comfortably charge 12 EVs every day at this station. We have 24 such DC 5KW chargers to charge 288 EVs in a day-night utilisation.”