Electricity consumption by Public EV charging stations in T.N. increased 20% in financial year 2024-2025

Tamil Nadu's EV charging stations used 16.17 MU in 2024-2025, lagging behind other regions, facing challenges with electricity tariffs.

Tamil Nadu’s public electric vehicle charging stations (EV-PCS) used 16.17 million units (MU) of electricity in financial year 2024-2025, up about 20.8% from 13.383 MU in 2023-2024, as per data from Central Electricity Authority. However, Tamil Nadu lagged behind certain regions.

Delhi had the maximum EV-PCS electricity consumption at 328.03 MU, followed by Maharashtra 216.82 MU, Karnataka 79.61 MU and Gujarat (64.11 MU), as per the data.

According to data from Climate Trends, Tamil Nadu’s total EV sales stood at 76,359 units in the financial year 2024-2025, with penetration of about 3.94 per cent. The two-wheeler EV penetration stood at about 4.12%, three wheeler penetration stood at about 14.27% and four-wheeler penetration stood at about 1.65 per cent.

Ragavendra Ravichandran, co-founder and COO, Plugzmart, a Chennai-based EV charger manufacturer for high-power charging, said one of the challenges for charging infrastructure in the State was that the electricity tariff (fixed and variable tariff) was higher when compared to other States.

Sriram J, senior manager, charging infrastructure at Bolt.Earth, said higher electricity tariffs for charging stations when compared to other States was one of the challenges.

However, he said with the establishment of Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd. there had been a lot of improvements with feedback regularly being sought on challenges faced by the charging operators.

“For Tamil Nadu to enhance its position in the EV market, it must prioritize expanding charging infrastructure, implement consumer and manufacturer incentives and increase public awareness about the benefits of electric vehicles,” Archit Fursule, research associate, e-mobility, Climate Trends, said.