Archive · 28 Jul 2025
BHEL Partners with NPCI for Nationwide EV Charging App
BHEL, a state-run company, wants to make it easier to pay for charging your electric car.
They're teaming up with NPCI, the company that made UPI for easy payments.
They will create an app to pay for EV charging all over India.
This is because current systems have problems with payments and are hard to use.
The government is giving money to build more charging stations.
This new app should help EV drivers find and pay for charging more smoothly and help gather data for innovation in chargers and batteries.
BHEL seeks NPCI's help to develop a digital app with integrated payments for EV charging.
The app aims to improve EV charger accessibility and interoperability.
The PM E-Drive scheme has allocated ₹2,000 crore for EV charging station subsidies.
Consumers have reported issues with existing EV charging payment systems.
India has over 25,000 public EV charging stations managed by various operators.
- Who
- BHEL and NPCI are collaborating to develop the app, under the PM E-Drive scheme.
- What
- BHEL is developing an app for EV charging with NPCI.
- When
- The plan is still in its early stages, the PM E-Drive scheme has about eight months left.
- Where
- Nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations in India.
- Why
- To improve EV charging accessibility and address payment issues.
Consumer Issues
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Payment System Problems
Consumer Issues
Consumers have complained about incomplete payments, network/software issues, and inactive EV charging management systems.
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- Scheme
- PM E-Drive
- Scheme Budget for charging stations
- ₹2,000 crore
- Total Public EV charging stations
- Over 25,000
- BHEL's Role
- Leading the tendering process for 72,300 EV charging stations
- New EV sales in FY25
- Approx. 1.9 million