Executive Summary:
As of July 1, 2025, India has deployed 2611 Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) nationwide. Guidelines issued on January 10, 2025, recommend establishing BSS along highways, expressways, major roads, and in urban areas. The policy emphasizes public-private partnerships and provides recommendations for State Governments to facilitate BSS implementation. Electricity is highlighted as a critical component, accounting for 22.2% of total final energy consumption.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Battery Swapping Station Deployment:**
* As of July 1, 2025, 2611 BSS are deployed across India, with state-wise details provided in an annexure.
* **Guidelines for Installation and Operation:**
* Issued on January 10, 2025, by the Ministry of Power.
* Recommends establishing BSS on both sides of highways, expressways, major roads, and in urban areas.
* **State Government Involvement:**
* A State-level Steering Committee, chaired by the Secretary in charge of Energy, will plan and monitor BSS implementation.
* Each state will designate a State Nodal Agency to coordinate with DISCOMs and the State Electricity Regulatory Commission for electricity connections.
* **Central Government Oversight:**
* A Central Steering Committee, chaired by the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, will periodically review the implementation of the guidelines.
* BEE will work with DISCOMs and State entities for guideline implementation.
* **Public-Private Partnerships:**
* Setting up BSS is designated as a delicensed activity.
* Public land to be made available to Government/Public entities on a revenue-sharing model at ₹1 per kWh.
* For private entities, land may be available through competitive bidding at a floor price of ₹1 per kWh.
* Public tenders for BSS on government land should be technology agnostic.
* State Governments are advised to permit round-the-clock BSS operations.
* **Electricity Importance:**
* Electricity accounts for 22.2% of total final energy consumption.
Impact Analysis:
* **State Governments:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for planning, monitoring, and facilitating BSS infrastructure at the state level.
* *Action Required:* Establish a State-level Steering Committee, designate a State Nodal Agency, and permit round-the-clock BSS operations.
* **DISCOMs (Distribution Companies):**
* *Impact:* Need to provide electricity connections to BSS.
* *Action Required:* Coordinate with the State Nodal Agency and BEE for guideline implementation.
* **Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for collaborating with DISCOMs and State Government entities.
* *Action Required:* Work collaboratively with DISCOMs and state government entities for implementation of the guidelines.
* **Private Sector:**
* *Impact:* Encouraged to participate in expanding battery swapping infrastructure.
* *Action Required:* Participate in competitive bidding for land and establish BSS as a delicensed activity.
Key Entities Referenced
Battery Swapping Stations: Infrastructure facilities where depleted batteries of electric vehicles can be exchanged for charged ones, also referred to as BSS.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency: A statutory body under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, responsible for promoting energy efficiency and conservation.
Ministry of Power: The ministry responsible for the development of electrical energy in India.
State Electricity Regulatory Commission: A state-level regulatory body that regulates the electricity sector within a specific state.
Central Electricity Authority: A statutory organization responsible for advising the government on policy matters and coordinating the development of the power sector.
Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Battery Swapping and Charging Stations: A set of guidelines issued by the Ministry of Power to provide a framework for the establishment and operation of battery swapping stations.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where Battery Swapping Stations are deployed.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where Battery Swapping Stations are deployed.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.808
ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025
BATTERY SWAPPING STATIONS
†808. SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:
SHRI SHASHANK MANI:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) the details of battery-swapping stations located in urban and rural areas
across the country, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has any plan to expand this scheme and if so, the
details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has formulated any strategy to implement these
guidelines and collaborate with State Governments to ensure that battery-
swapping stations are strategically located in urban and rural areas;
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the timelines fixed and locations
identified for implementation, if any;
(e) the manner in which the Government perceives the role of public-private
partnerships in expanding battery-swapping infrastructure;
(f) the details of the incentives or framework proposed to encourage private
sector
participation; and
(g) whether electricity is a critical component of sustenance?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a): As on 1st July 2025, as per data available with Bureau of Energy Efficiency
(BEE), 2611 Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) have been deployed across the
country. State-wise details are at Annexure.
(b) to (d): To ensure widespread availability of BSS, the Ministry of Power in its
Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Battery Swapping and Charging
Stations issued on 10th January 2025, recommended establishing BSS on both
sides of highways, expressways and major roads and in urban areas as specified.
……..2.- 2 -
Key suggestions involving State Governments in implementing these
guidelines are:-
(i) A State level Steering Committee chaired by Secretary in-charge of
Energy, comprising Secretaries of Transport, Municipal Administration and
Urban Development, and other relevant officials, will plan and monitor the
implementation of BSS Infrastructure at the State level.
(ii) Each state will designate a State Nodal Agency responsible for
coordinating with DISCOMs and the State Electricity Regulatory Commission
to facilitate electricity connections for BSS.
(iii) A Central Steering Committee chaired by the Additional Secretary,
Ministry of Power including Members from relevant Ministries, State
representative, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and the Central Electricity
Authority (CEA) will periodically review the implementation of the guidelines.
(iv) BEE will work collaboratively with DISCOMs and State Government
entities for implementation of the guidelines.
(e) & (f) : The guidelines emphasize the role of public-private partnerships in
expanding the battery swapping infrastructure. Setting up BSS has been
designated as de-licensed activity, simplifying the process for businesses.
To make the land available at affordable rates, it has been suggested that
public land be made available to Government or Public entities on a revenue-
sharing model at ₹1 per kWh. For private entities, the land may be made available
through a competitive bidding process at a floor price of ₹1 per kWh. Additionally,
public tenders involving government land for the establishment of BSS have been
suggested to be kept technology agnostic. State Governments have been advised
to permit round- -the- clock operations for BSS.
(g): Electricity constitutes a critical component in the economy. As per the
report by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), electricity accounted for
approximately 22.2% total final energy consumption.
***********ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 808 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025
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State/ UT-wise deployed Battery Swapping Station (BSS)
Sl. No. State No. of BSS
1 Andhra Pradesh 2
2 Bihar 48
3 Delhi 878
4 Haryana 171
5 Karnataka 347
6 Kerala 20
7 Madhya 2
Pradesh
8 Maharashtra 24
9 Orissa 2
10 Punjab 22
11 Rajasthan 104
12 Telangana 146
13 Uttar Pradesh 839
14 Uttarakhand 5
15 West Bengal 1
Total 2,611
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