The Ministry of Heavy Industries has approved 382 sites for electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Delhi, Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood announced today (4 October).
The approval marks a significant step in the capital city’s push towards establishing comprehensive charging facilities ahead of upcoming statutory mandates on vehicle electrification.
The Delhi government’s Revenue Department and Delhi Transport Corporation had initially identified 456 locations for EV charging infrastructure, of which 382 received central clearance.
All approved sites were reassessed over the past three months for segment-specific deployment, with locations categorised separately for two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers to ensure targeted infrastructure development.
The site assessments were designed to support Delhi’s ambitious regulatory timeline, which includes 100 per cent electric registrations for three-wheelers and N1 light commercial vehicles from 1 January 2027, and a complete ban on new petrol two-wheeler registrations from 1 April 2028.
The government has appointed global consultancy KPMG as the Project Management Unit to oversee implementation.
With the comprehensive site reassessment now complete, authorities are set to float tenders for the first tranche of 160 to 180 high-readiness sites immediately, prioritising locations with confirmed power availability and grid feasibility.
Minister Sood emphasised that Delhi has recorded a 30 per cent rise in electric two-wheeler registrations during the first three months of the new policy, from July to September.
He stressed that the success of the EV ecosystem depends not merely on financial incentives but on structural transformation of charging infrastructure, ensuring citizens transitioning to electric vehicles have access to world-class facilities across the capital.
