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How many public EV charging stations are there in India?

India had 52,718 public EV charging stations in July 2026, according to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, quoting the BHEL portal. Of these, 16,561 have fast EV chargers for cars. An earlier ministry reply in February 2026 gave 29,151, so the two counts may not be like for like.

Source · Ministry of Heavy Industries, figure for July 2026 · checked

52,718
public EV charging stations · July 2026
Range
52,718 public stations, 16,561 with fast chargers for cars
Confidence
High: an official count
Last checked

The count comes from the BHEL portal, as quoted by the Ministry of Heavy Industries. The release does not define "public", so compare it with other counts only after checking their definition.

The figures side by side

MeasureFigureSource
Public EV charging stations, July 202652,718Ministry of Heavy Industries, 21 July 2026
With fast EV chargers for cars16,561Ministry of Heavy Industries, 21 July 2026
Public EV charging stations, February 2026 reply29,151Ministry of Heavy Industries, 10 February 2026
Count given in December 2025 reply29,151Ministry of Heavy Industries, 16 December 2025

How we got this number

  1. Read the count in the Ministry of Heavy Industries reply published by PIB on 21 July 2026: 52,718 public charging stations, of which 16,561 have fast EV chargers for cars.
  2. Check it against PIB's backgrounder of 5 August 2026, which repeats 16,561 of the 52,718 stations as of July 2026.
  3. Compare it with the ministry's earlier replies of 16 December 2025 and 10 February 2026, which both gave 29,151.

What this number does not tell you

  • The count is from the BHEL portal. The ministry's two earlier replies (16 December 2025 and 10 February 2026) both gave 29,151, and the July 2026 reply does not say why the count is now higher. Do not read the gap as stations built in five months.
  • The release does not say what counts as a "public" station or whether battery-swapping sites are included.
  • The ministry gives this figure in Parliament replies, so the next update may come in the next session rather than on a fixed date.

Sources

  1. Ministry of Heavy Industries, Charging stations for electric vehicles (PIB), 21 July 2026As per BHEL portal, there are 52,718 public charging stations out of which 16,561 public charging stations are equipped with fast EV chargers for cars.
  2. PIB Backgrounder "Roads Reimagined: The Rise of India’s Electric Vehicles Ecosystem", 5 August 2026According to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), 16,561 of the 52,718 public charging stations available as of July 2026 are equipped with fast EV charging facilities.
  3. Ministry of Heavy Industries, EV charging stations (PIB), 10 February 2026As per inputs received from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),a total of 29,151 public EV charging stations have been installed in the country.
  4. Ministry of Heavy Industries, Promotion of EVs and installation of EV charging stations (PIB), 16 December 2025As per inputs received from BHEL, a total of 29,151 EV charging stations have been installed so far.

Questions people ask

How many public EV charging stations does India have?

52,718 in July 2026, according to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, quoting the BHEL portal.

How many of them are fast chargers?

16,561 public charging stations have fast EV chargers for cars.

Why did the count change from 29,151?

The July 2026 reply does not say. The ministry gave 29,151 on 16 December 2025 and 10 February 2026, so the two counts may be measured differently.

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This figure is from Ministry of Heavy Industries's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it half-yearly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.

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