Public EV charging stations in T.N. consumed 1.727 million units of electricity

Public EV charging stations in Tamil Nadu consumed 1.727 million units of electricity in FY2024-25, highlighting state's EV potential.

Public electric vehicle charging stations in Tamil Nadu consumed 1.727 million units (MU) of electricity in the first two months of financial year 2024-25, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

The overall electricity consumption by public charging stations across India was 113.58 MU in the first two months of FY2024-25, as per the report by the Clean Energy and Energy Transition Division of the CEA.

As per the CEA data, in Tamil Nadu 163 public charging stations consumed 1.032MU of electricity in April 2024,while 154 consumed 0.695 MU in May 2024. The major regions in Tamil Nadu with public charging stations included Coimbatore, Villupuram, Tirunelveli, Chennai North and Vellore.

However, there were no specific public charging stations for heavy duty vehicles in the State, it said.

In 2023-24, the public charging stations in Tamil Nadu consumed 13.383 MU of electricity. In April 2023 and May 2023 the consumption was 1.438 MU and 1.422 MU respectively. 

Tamil Nadu is an electric vehicle hub, with around 40% of the EV four-wheelers and close to 70% of the EV two-wheelers sold in the country are made in the State.

As per CEA data, Delhi (54.43 MU), Maharashtra (28.64 MU), Gujarat (8.78MU) were the top states in terms of electricity consumption by public charging stations. These States also had public charging stations specific to heavy vehicles.