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Setting up a highway EV charging station in India: what actually matters

Short answer: a highway DC station sells time, not electricity. A driver stops for twenty to forty minutes, and the site wins or loses on whether the charger works, whether it is free, and whether there is somewhere decent to wait. The equipment decisions follow from that: at least two guns from day one, a charger that serves the middle band of cars in full, a canopy, payment that needs no app, and a power connection planned for the second phase before the first is built. The best highway sites in India today are dhabas, fuel stations and hotels that already have the driver's attention.

What a highway driver actually wants

Ask anyone who has driven an EV from Delhi to Chandigarh and the list is short. A charger that is working, shown as working before they leave the expressway. A bay that is free, or will be soon. A clean toilet, tea and shade. And a session that starts without a new app, a new account or a call to a helpline. Speed comes after all of that, and only up to what the car can take.

So the site is the product. The charger is what gets it on the map.

Which charger, and how many guns

Look at what drives past. Most of the EVs on Indian highways today take 60 kW or less, and the newer mid-market SUVs take up to about 120. A Nova 120 serves every one of them in full, two at a time when neither asks for more than half, which is why it is our default for a highway stop. A Nova 180 or 240 makes sense where premium cars are a real share of the traffic: the expressways around the metros, the routes to hill stations, the corridors with high-end hotels. Our live table of what each car takes is in what each car takes from a DC charger.

Two guns is the minimum. One gun means one car in the bay and the next one leaving. Two guns, or better two chargers, means a fault or a slow driver does not close the site. We set out the trade-off in one dual-gun charger or two single ones.

Power is the long pole

A highway plot is usually on a rural or semi-urban feeder, and a DC station is often the largest load the DISCOM has been asked for on that line. Up to 150 kW, apply for a separate connection for the station: the Ministry of Power's 2024 guidelines tell DISCOMs to supply that at LT, even in states whose general ceiling is lower. Above 150 kW, or if the DISCOM refuses, your state's ceiling below decides, and the site needs HT and its own transformer. Whatever it says, apply for the load you will need in two years, not the load for the first charger: a second HT application on the same site costs the same paperwork and the same wait again.

The site around the charger

  • Bays a car can enter and leave forwards. A highway driver will not reverse into a bay in the dark between trucks. Drive-through layouts beat parking-lot layouts.
  • A canopy. Our chargers are rated IP54 and work from minus 25 to plus 70 °C, but the driver standing at the screen in May is not. Every Nova plinth is specified with a canopy.
  • Light and a camera. A charger that is lit at night is a charger people stop at.
  • A clear walk to the food and the toilet. The driver will spend most of the session there, and that is where a dhaba or a fuel station earns from the stop.

Getting found, getting paid

A highway charger nobody knows about earns nothing. Drivers find chargers in apps and maps, so the site needs to be listed where they look. Our software can publish the charger's live status to maps and partner networks as an add-on. Payment must be as simple as a toll plaza: drivers scan and pay from any UPI app already on their phone, with no download and no sign-up, and the owner is paid into their bank account. How the payment works, and what happens to the amount a driver does not use, is in how UPI charging works; the owner's side is on Scan & pay. See how the software works.

What we would not do

We would not build one 240 kW gun on a two-lane state highway where the traffic is mass-market cars, and call it future-proof. Two guns that work beat one fast gun that is busy or broken. We would not plan the site around the first charger and discover the transformer has no room for the second. And we would not open without listing the site and testing a payment from three different UPI apps.

Have a plot on a highway? Book a site study. We will check the feeder, the plot and the traffic, and draw the station on your land.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best DC charger for a highway charging station in India?

For most highways, a 120 kW dual-gun charger. It serves the cars on Indian roads today at their full rate, two at a time. Routes with many premium cars justify 180 or 240 kW.

How many chargers does a highway station need?

At least two guns from day one, and ideally two chargers, so a fault or a long session does not close the site.

Does a highway charging station need an HT connection?

Not up to 150 kW, if the station has its own connection: the Ministry of Power's 2024 guidelines tell DISCOMs to supply that at LT. Above 150 kW the state's ceiling decides, and most highway sites that grow past two chargers go HT. Apply for the load you will need in two years, not just for the first charger.

How do drivers pay at a highway charger?

By scanning and paying from any UPI app on their phone, with no app to download and no sign-up. The owner is paid into their bank account. More in how UPI charging works.

Are dhabas and fuel stations good sites for DC chargers?

Often the best ones, because they already offer what a driver needs during a 20 to 40 minute stop: food, toilets, shade and a known location.

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    How much a DC station can take on an ordinary LT connection, state by state

    We have verified the LT ceiling for 75 DISCOMs across 35 states, from the regulation itself. It runs from 22 kW (Department of Power, Nagaland) to 200 kW (Tata Power Delhi Distribution). 3 more DISCOMs on our list are not yet verified and are not shown. Above the ceiling the connection is HT: your own transformer, metering and inspection.

    List as of 17 October 2026. These are each state's general LT ceilings. For a charging station on its own connection, the Ministry of Power's 2024 guidelines tell every DISCOM to give LT up to 150 kW. Ceilings are design thresholds, not promises: a DISCOM can supply at a different voltage on technical grounds. Each row links to the supply code, schedule or gazette it was read from.
    DISCOM LT up to Fits on LT Where it says so
    Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Electricity Department, Andaman and Nicobar100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9); EV charging stations up to 167 kVA / 150 kW. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2018, Table 1 under Reg 4.3 as substituted by JERC (Electricity Supply Code) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 — Regulation 4.3, Table 1 (Standard Voltage of Supply), item A(a)-(c); Reg 4.6, p. 3rd Amendment PDF page 7 (English text); principal Regulations PDF page 9 (Gazette p. 94) (Aug 2024)
    Andhra Pradesh
    Central Power Distribution Company of APNew connections above 75 kW / 100 HP get HT metering; 75–150 kW may opt LT or HT. GTCS 3.2.1 (2014) still prints 15 kW single phase; the FY2026-27 tariff order limits it to 5 kW. 75 kW Nova 60 APERC Order on Tariff for Retail Sale of Electricity during FY 2026-27 (Chapter XI Terms and Conditions, Part A LT) [primary for the 5 kW rule]; also APERC General Terms and Conditions of Supply (GTCS), consolidated as on 13-04-2018, clause 3.2.1 — RST Order FY2026-27 Chapter XI, Part A, 1. LT Tariffs - Terms and Conditions, items (i)-(iii); GTCS clause 3.2.1, p. RST Order: printed page 175 (PDF … (Mar 2026)
    Eastern Power Distribution Company of APNew connections above 75 kW / 100 HP get HT metering; 75–150 kW may opt LT or HT. GTCS 3.2.1 (2014) still prints 15 kW single phase; the FY2026-27 tariff order limits it to 5 kW. 75 kW Nova 60 APERC Order on Tariff for Retail Sale of Electricity during FY 2026-27 (Chapter XI Terms and Conditions, Part A LT) [primary for the 5 kW rule]; also APERC General Terms and Conditions of Supply (GTCS), consolidated as on 13-04-2018, clause 3.2.1 — RST Order FY2026-27 Chapter XI, Part A, 1. LT Tariffs - Terms and Conditions, items (i)-(iii); GTCS clause 3.2.1, p. RST Order: printed page 175 (PDF … (Mar 2026)
    Southern Power Distribution Company of APNew connections above 75 kW / 100 HP get HT metering; 75–150 kW may opt LT or HT. GTCS 3.2.1 (2014) still prints 15 kW single phase; the FY2026-27 tariff order limits it to 5 kW. 75 kW Nova 60 APERC Order on Tariff for Retail Sale of Electricity during FY 2026-27 (Chapter XI Terms and Conditions, Part A LT) [primary for the 5 kW rule]; also APERC General Terms and Conditions of Supply (GTCS), consolidated as on 13-04-2018, clause 3.2.1 — RST Order FY2026-27 Chapter XI, Part A, 1. LT Tariffs - Terms and Conditions, items (i)-(iii); GTCS clause 3.2.1, p. RST Order: printed page 175 (PDF … (Mar 2026)
    Arunachal Pradesh
    Department of Power, Arunachal PradeshSingle-phase EV chargers are capped at 3.3 kW. 50 kW Navigator 30 Arunachal Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulation, 2024 (Arunachal Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary No. 138, Vol. XXXI, 11 Mar 2024; Notification No. APSERC/NOTIFICATION/38/2024 dated 6 Mar 2024; repeals Supply Code 2020) — Regulation 2.4(1), Table 1: Category of Supply; Regulation 2.4(2) (EV charging outlets), p. PDF/gazette page 10 (Mar 2024)
    Bihar
    North Bihar Power Distribution CompanyHT may start from 50 kVA. 70 kW Nova 60 Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007 - clause 3.4 as substituted by Bihar Electricity Supply Code (6th Amendment), 2020 — 3.4, p. 6th Amendment PDF p.2 (consolidated code PDF p.13 for 5th-amendment text) (Mar 2020)
    South Bihar Power Distribution CompanyHT may start from 50 kVA. 70 kW Nova 60 Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007 - clause 3.4 as substituted by Bihar Electricity Supply Code (6th Amendment), 2020 — 3.4, p. 6th Amendment PDF p.2 (consolidated code PDF p.13 for 5th-amendment text) (Mar 2020)
    Chandigarh
    Chandigarh Power Distribution100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9); EV charging stations up to 167 kVA / 150 kW. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC (State of Goa and UTs) (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2018 (JERC:23/2018) as amended by (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 — Regulation 4.3, Table 1 (substituted by Third Amendment 2024, para 3(i)) and text following Table 1, p. 2018 Gazette p.94-95 (PDF p.9-10); Third Amendment Gazette p.7 (Aug 2024)
    Chhattisgarh
    Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company150 kW / 200 HP contract demand. 150 kW Nova 120 Chhattisgarh State Electricity Supply Code (Fifth Amendment), 2025, Notification No. 112/CSERC/2025, substituting Code 3.4 of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Supply Code, 2011 — Code 3.4 (as substituted by Fifth Amendment 2025, para 2); footnote '*' and provisos as in Third Amendment 2023 / CSERC consolidated code; Code 4.1(e)(v), p. Fifth Amendment PDF p.3 (English); CSERC Consolidated Supply … (Aug 2025)
    Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
    DNH and DD Power Distribution Corporation100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9); EV charging stations up to 167 kVA / 150 kW. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC (Electricity Supply Code) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. JERC-23/2018) substituting Table 1 under Reg. 4.3 of the JERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2018 — Regulation 4.3, Table 1 (as substituted by Third Amendment 2024, para 3(i)); principal Code Reg. 4.3 text and provisos, p. Third Amendment: Gazette PDF p.7; principal Code 2018: PDF p.9-10 (Gazette pp.94-95) (Aug 2024)
    Delhi
    BSES Rajdhani Power200 kW / 215 kVA. Between 100 kW and 200 kW the consumer CHOOSES LT or HT (Clause 2) — present it as an option, not a verdict. An LT connection above 100 kW / 108 kVA must still provide transformer space. 200 kW Nova 180 DERC Schedule of Charges under the Supply Code 2017, Clause 1 (F.17(85)/Engg./DERC/2017-18/5767) (Aug 2017)
    BSES Yamuna Power200 kW / 215 kVA; 100–200 kW is the consumer's choice of LT or HT. 200 kW Nova 180 DERC Schedule of Charges under the Supply Code 2017, Clause 1 (Aug 2017)
    New Delhi Municipal Council (Electricity)200 kW / 215 kVA; 100–200 kW the applicant may choose LT or HT. 200 kW Nova 180 DERC Order: Schedule of Charges and the Procedure under DERC (Supply Code and Performance Standards) Regulations, 2017 (Principal Order) read with Schedule of Charges and the Procedure (Second Amendment) Order, 2018 — Schedule of Charges Order, Clause 1(1) and 1(2); Second Amendment Order 2018, para 2.0(1), p. Principal Order p.1-2 of 58; Second Amendment Order p.1 (Aug 2017)
    Tata Power Delhi Distribution200 kW / 215 kVA; 100–200 kW is the consumer's choice of LT or HT. 200 kW Nova 180 DERC Schedule of Charges under the Supply Code 2017, Clause 1 (Aug 2017)
    Goa
    Goa Electricity Department100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9); EV charging stations up to 167 kVA / 150 kW. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC (Electricity Supply Code) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. JERC-23/2018) substituting Table 1 under Reg. 4.3 of the JERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2018 — Regulation 4.3, Table 1 (as substituted by Third Amendment 2024, para 3(i)); principal Code Reg. 4.3 text and provisos, p. Third Amendment: Gazette PDF p.7; principal Code 2018: PDF p.9-10 (Gazette pp.94-95) (Aug 2024)
    Gujarat
    Dakshin Gujarat Vij CompanyPrinted as 100 kVA/kW of contracted demand (150 if the consumer opts); 90 kW is 100 kVA at 0.9. 90 kW Nova 60 GERC (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, Notification No. 14 of 2024 (substituting clause 3.2 of the Supply Code, Notification No. 4 of 2015) — Clause 3.2 (as substituted by Fourth Amendment 2024), p. Gazette p. 100-2 (PDF p.2 of 3); consolidated code (GERC, up to Sep 2024) PDF p.16-17 (Sep 2024)
    GIFT Power Company (GIFT City)Printed as 100 kVA/kW of contracted demand (150 if the consumer opts); 90 kW is 100 kVA at 0.9. 90 kW Nova 60 GERC (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, Notification No. 14 of 2024 (substituting clause 3.2 of the Supply Code, Notification No. 4 of 2015) — Clause 3.2 (as substituted by Fourth Amendment 2024), p. Gazette p. 100-2 (PDF p.2 of 3); consolidated code (GERC, up to Sep 2024) PDF p.16-17 (Sep 2024)
    Madhya Gujarat Vij CompanyPrinted as 100 kVA/kW of contracted demand (150 if the consumer opts); 90 kW is 100 kVA at 0.9. 90 kW Nova 60 GERC (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, Notification No. 14 of 2024 (substituting clause 3.2 of the Supply Code, Notification No. 4 of 2015) — Clause 3.2 (as substituted by Fourth Amendment 2024), p. Gazette p. 100-2 (PDF p.2 of 3); consolidated code (GERC, up to Sep 2024) PDF p.16-17 (Sep 2024)
    Paschim Gujarat Vij CompanyPrinted as 100 kVA/kW of contracted demand (150 if the consumer opts); 90 kW is 100 kVA at 0.9. 90 kW Nova 60 GERC (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, Notification No. 14 of 2024 (substituting clause 3.2 of the Supply Code, Notification No. 4 of 2015) — Clause 3.2 (as substituted by Fourth Amendment 2024), p. Gazette p. 100-2 (PDF p.2 of 3); consolidated code (GERC, up to Sep 2024) PDF p.16-17 (Sep 2024)
    Torrent Power (Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Dahej)Printed as 100 kVA/kW of contracted demand (150 if the consumer opts); 90 kW is 100 kVA at 0.9. 90 kW Nova 60 GERC (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, Notification No. 14 of 2024 (substituting clause 3.2 of the Supply Code, Notification No. 4 of 2015) — Clause 3.2 (as substituted by Fourth Amendment 2024), p. Gazette p. 100-2 (PDF p.2 of 3); consolidated code (GERC, up to Sep 2024) PDF p.16-17 (Sep 2024)
    Uttar Gujarat Vij CompanyPrinted as 100 kVA/kW of contracted demand (150 if the consumer opts); 90 kW is 100 kVA at 0.9. 90 kW Nova 60 GERC (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, Notification No. 14 of 2024 (substituting clause 3.2 of the Supply Code, Notification No. 4 of 2015) — Clause 3.2 (as substituted by Fourth Amendment 2024), p. Gazette p. 100-2 (PDF p.2 of 3); consolidated code (GERC, up to Sep 2024) PDF p.16-17 (Sep 2024)
    Haryana
    Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran NigamSame code as UHBVN. Old sales-manual pages still showing 70 kW refer to the grandfathering band, not to new connections. 50 kW Navigator 30 HERC Electricity Supply Code (HERC/29/2014) Reg. 3.2.1, reproduced in DHBVN Sales Circular D-12/2014 (Jan 2014)
    Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran NigamExisting LT connections between 50 and 70 kW are grandfathered until converted; a NEW connection is capped at 50 kW. 50 kW Navigator 30 HERC Electricity Supply Code (HERC/29/2014) Reg. 3.2.1, reproduced in UHBVN Sales Circular U-02/2020 (Jan 2014)
    Himachal Pradesh
    Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board 50 kW Navigator 30 Himachal Pradesh Electricity Supply Code, 2009 as amended by the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Supply (Sixth Amendment) Code, 2025 (Notification No. HPERC/Supply Code/438) — Para 2.1.6.1(A)(a) table and provisos (as substituted by Sixth Amendment, para 4), p. Sixth Amendment p.2-3 (Mar 2025)
    Jammu and Kashmir
    Jammu Power Distribution Corporation100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9). Read from an Internet Archive copy of the gazette; the regulator site was unreachable. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and the UT of Ladakh (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2023 (No. JERC-JKL/Reg/2023/06) — Regulation 4.3 (Classification of Supply) table and following text, p. Gazette p.84-86 (Mar 2023)
    Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9). Read from an Internet Archive copy of the gazette; the regulator site was unreachable. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and the UT of Ladakh (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2023 (No. JERC-JKL/Reg/2023/06) — Regulation 4.3 (Classification of Supply) table and following text, p. Gazette p.84-86 (Mar 2023)
    Jharkhand
    Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam85 kW / 100 kVA. 85 kW Nova 60 JSERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2015, as amended by First Amendment 2018 and Second Amendment 2024 — 4.3, 4.7, p. PDF pp.12-13 (Sep 2015)
    Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services (Jamshedpur)85 kW / 100 kVA. 85 kW Nova 60 JSERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2015, as amended by First Amendment 2018 and Second Amendment 2024 — 4.3, 4.7, p. PDF pp.12-13 (Sep 2015)
    Karnataka
    Bangalore Electricity Supply Company150 kW / 201 HP / 176 kVA. KERC's consolidated CoS PDF is a 2013 print still showing the superseded 50 kW — three times too low. Exactly 150.0 kW is ambiguous between "inclusive" and "less than" across documents; confirm. An LT connection above 50 kW needs HT-class metering. Temporary supply is capped at 50 kW. 150 kW Nova 120 Conditions of Supply (Ninth Amendment) 2020 cl. 3.02(b)/(c), Karnataka Gazette 24.12.2020 (Dec 2020)
    Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Mysuru)150 kW / 176 kVA (Ninth Amendment). A 14.08.2026 draft keeps 5 kW single phase but makes three phase below it the licensee's choice. 150 kW Nova 120 Conditions of Supply (Ninth Amendment) 2020 cl. 3.02(b)/(c), Karnataka Gazette 24.12.2020 (Dec 2020)
    Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company150 kW / 176 kVA (Ninth Amendment). A 14.08.2026 draft keeps 5 kW single phase but makes three phase below it the licensee's choice. 150 kW Nova 120 Conditions of Supply (Ninth Amendment) 2020 cl. 3.02(b)/(c), Karnataka Gazette 24.12.2020 (Dec 2020)
    Hubli Electricity Supply Company150 kW / 176 kVA (Ninth Amendment). A 14.08.2026 draft keeps 5 kW single phase but makes three phase below it the licensee's choice. 150 kW Nova 120 Conditions of Supply (Ninth Amendment) 2020 cl. 3.02(b)/(c), Karnataka Gazette 24.12.2020 (Dec 2020)
    Hukeri Rural Electric Co-operative Society150 kW / 176 kVA (Ninth Amendment). A 14.08.2026 draft keeps 5 kW single phase but makes three phase below it the licensee's choice. 150 kW Nova 120 Conditions of Supply (Ninth Amendment) 2020 cl. 3.02(b)/(c), Karnataka Gazette 24.12.2020 (Dec 2020)
    Mangalore Electricity Supply Company150 kW / 176 kVA (Ninth Amendment). A 14.08.2026 draft keeps 5 kW single phase but makes three phase below it the licensee's choice. 150 kW Nova 120 Conditions of Supply (Ninth Amendment) 2020 cl. 3.02(b)/(c), Karnataka Gazette 24.12.2020 (Dec 2020)
    Kerala
    Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Company (Munnar)100 kW connected load, or 100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9) contract demand. Domestic EV chargers above 3.3 kW must be three phase. 90 kW Nova 60 Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014 [KSERC consolidated, 'Updated as on 14-10-2025'] - Regulation 8 table as substituted by Kerala Electricity Supply (Fifth Amendment) Code, 2024 — Regulation 8 (supply voltages for connected loads/contract demands); Regs 8A, 11, 90A, p. Reg 8: PDF page 16; Reg 8A: p.17-18; Reg 11: p.19-21; Reg 90A: p.81-82 (Jan 2014)
    Kerala State Electricity Board100 kW connected load, or 100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9) contract demand. Domestic EV chargers above 3.3 kW must be three phase. 90 kW Nova 60 Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014 [KSERC consolidated, 'Updated as on 14-10-2025'] - Regulation 8 table as substituted by Kerala Electricity Supply (Fifth Amendment) Code, 2024 — Regulation 8 (supply voltages for connected loads/contract demands); Regs 8A, 11, 90A, p. Reg 8: PDF page 16; Reg 8A: p.17-18; Reg 11: p.19-21; Reg 90A: p.81-82 (Jan 2014)
    Thrissur Corporation Electricity Department100 kW connected load, or 100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9) contract demand. Domestic EV chargers above 3.3 kW must be three phase. 90 kW Nova 60 Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014 [KSERC consolidated, 'Updated as on 14-10-2025'] - Regulation 8 table as substituted by Kerala Electricity Supply (Fifth Amendment) Code, 2024 — Regulation 8 (supply voltages for connected loads/contract demands); Regs 8A, 11, 90A, p. Reg 8: PDF page 16; Reg 8A: p.17-18; Reg 11: p.19-21; Reg 90A: p.81-82 (Jan 2014)
    Ladakh
    Ladakh Power Development Department100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9). Read from an Internet Archive copy of the gazette; the regulator site was unreachable. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and the UT of Ladakh (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2023 (No. JERC-JKL/Reg/2023/06) — Regulation 4.3 (Classification of Supply) table and following text, p. Gazette p.84-86 (Mar 2023)
    Lakshadweep
    Electricity Department, Lakshadweep100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9); EV charging stations up to 167 kVA / 150 kW. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2018 - Table 1 under Reg 4.3 as substituted by JERC (Electricity Supply Code) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 — Regulation 4.3, Table 1: Standard Voltage of Supply (as substituted by Reg 3(i) of Third Amendment 2024); Regs 4.3 provisos and 4.6 of Principal Regulations, p. Third Amendment: PDF page 7; Principal 2018: PDF pages 9-10 (Gazette pp. 94-95) (Aug 2024)
    Madhya Pradesh
    MP Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company (Bhopal) 150 kW Nova 120 Madhya Pradesh Electricity Supply Code 2021 (Fifth Amendment) [ARG-1(II)(v) of 2025], MPERC Notification No. 570/MPERC/2025, substituting Regulation 3.4 of the MP Electricity Supply Code, 2021 [RG-1(II) of 2021] — Regulation 3.4 (as substituted w.e.f. 28.03.2025); Reg. 3.2(a) declared LT voltages, p. Fifth Amendment PDF p.2 of 7; MPERC Compendium v1.2.6 (updated 18/09/2026) PDF p.9 (printed p.8) (Mar 2025)
    MP Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company (Indore) 150 kW Nova 120 Madhya Pradesh Electricity Supply Code 2021 (Fifth Amendment) [ARG-1(II)(v) of 2025], MPERC Notification No. 570/MPERC/2025, substituting Regulation 3.4 of the MP Electricity Supply Code, 2021 [RG-1(II) of 2021] — Regulation 3.4 (as substituted w.e.f. 28.03.2025); Reg. 3.2(a) declared LT voltages, p. Fifth Amendment PDF p.2 of 7; MPERC Compendium v1.2.6 (updated 18/09/2026) PDF p.9 (printed p.8) (Mar 2025)
    MP Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company (Jabalpur) 150 kW Nova 120 Madhya Pradesh Electricity Supply Code 2021 (Fifth Amendment) [ARG-1(II)(v) of 2025], MPERC Notification No. 570/MPERC/2025, substituting Regulation 3.4 of the MP Electricity Supply Code, 2021 [RG-1(II) of 2021] — Regulation 3.4 (as substituted w.e.f. 28.03.2025); Reg. 3.2(a) declared LT voltages, p. Fifth Amendment PDF p.2 of 7; MPERC Compendium v1.2.6 (updated 18/09/2026) PDF p.9 (printed p.8) (Mar 2025)
    Maharashtra
    Adani Electricity Mumbai160 kW / 200 kVA; 480 kW / 600 kVA for several consumers in one building. 160 kW Nova 120 MERC (Electricity Supply Code and Standards of Performance of Distribution Licensees including Power Quality) Regulations, 2021 (No. MERC/Legal/2021/66) — Regulation 3.2(a) and 3.2(b), with first proviso after 3.2(f), p. PDF p.10 of 80 (Reg. 3 heading on p.9) (Feb 2021)
    BEST Undertaking (Mumbai island city)160 kW / 200 kVA; 480 kW / 600 kVA for several consumers in one building. 160 kW Nova 120 MERC (Electricity Supply Code and Standards of Performance of Distribution Licensees including Power Quality) Regulations, 2021 (No. MERC/Legal/2021/66) — Regulation 3.2(a) and 3.2(b), with first proviso after 3.2(f), p. PDF p.10 of 80 (Reg. 3 heading on p.9) (Feb 2021)
    Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution160 kW / 200 kVA for a single consumer. IN SHARED PREMISES (a mall, plaza or society) the cumulative limit is 480 kW / 600 kVA — a real trap for EV sites inside larger developments. 160 kW Nova 120 MERC Supply Code and SoP Regulations 2021, Reg. 3.2(b) (Feb 2021)
    Tata Power (Mumbai distribution)160 kW / 200 kVA; 480 kW / 600 kVA for several consumers in one building. 160 kW Nova 120 MERC (Electricity Supply Code and Standards of Performance of Distribution Licensees including Power Quality) Regulations, 2021 (No. MERC/Legal/2021/66) — Regulation 3.2(a) and 3.2(b), with first proviso after 3.2(f), p. PDF p.10 of 80 (Reg. 3 heading on p.9) (Feb 2021)
    Manipur
    Manipur State Power Distribution Company 50 kW Navigator 30 Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2013, consolidated 'with amendment upto 9 July 2019', as adopted by MnERC; First Amendment 2014 (15 Oct 2014) and Fifth Amendment 2016 (10 Oct 2016) also read; MnERC Nineteenth Amendment 2026 (Manipur Gazette Extraordinary No. 32, 12 May 2026) checked — Regulation 3.2, Table 1: Classification of … (Oct 2014)
    Meghalaya
    Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation 50 kW Navigator 30 Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) (1 of 2026) Regulations, 2026 (Notification MSERC/ESC/2024/16 dated 22 Apr 2026; supersedes MSERC Supply Code Regulations 2018) — Regulation 2.2.1 (Supply voltage for different connected loads) and 2.2.4, p. PDF page 24 of 145 (Apr 2026)
    Mizoram
    Power and Electricity Department, Mizoram 50 kW Navigator 30 The Mizoram Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations 2026 (Notification T.16014/1/2024-MZERC/59 dated 29 Apr 2026; Mizoram Gazette Ex-376/2026) — Regulation 5.2 (Classification of Supply) and 5.5, p. PDF page 19 (Apr 2026)
    Nagaland
    Department of Power, Nagaland25 kVA connected load (22.5 kW at 0.9); 50 kVA with the consumer's own transformer. 22 kW HT for any DC charger Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2012 (Notification No. NERC/REGN/2012(A) dated 9 May 2012) — Regulation 2.2 (Voltage of Supply to Consumers), p. n/a (MS Word .doc published by NERC; no fixed pagination) (May 2012)
    Odisha
    TP Central Odisha Distribution (Bhubaneswar, Cuttack)70 kVA (63 kW at 0.9). A July 2025 draft code proposes 150 kW; not notified as of 17.10.2026. 63 kW Navigator 30 OERC Distribution (Conditions of Supply) Code, 2019 — Regulation 134(I), Sl. 1(a) and 1(c); Sl. 2(a), p. 52 (Aug 2019)
    TP Northern Odisha Distribution (Balasore)70 kVA (63 kW at 0.9). A July 2025 draft code proposes 150 kW; not notified as of 17.10.2026. 63 kW Navigator 30 OERC Distribution (Conditions of Supply) Code, 2019 — Regulation 134(I), Sl. 1(a) and 1(c); Sl. 2(a), p. 52 (Aug 2019)
    TP Southern Odisha Distribution (Berhampur)70 kVA (63 kW at 0.9). A July 2025 draft code proposes 150 kW; not notified as of 17.10.2026. 63 kW Navigator 30 OERC Distribution (Conditions of Supply) Code, 2019 — Regulation 134(I), Sl. 1(a) and 1(c); Sl. 2(a), p. 52 (Aug 2019)
    TP Western Odisha Distribution (Sambalpur)70 kVA (63 kW at 0.9). A July 2025 draft code proposes 150 kW; not notified as of 17.10.2026. 63 kW Navigator 30 OERC Distribution (Conditions of Supply) Code, 2019 — Regulation 134(I), Sl. 1(a) and 1(c); Sl. 2(a), p. 52 (Aug 2019)
    Puducherry
    Electricity Department, Puducherry100 kVA (90 kW at 0.9); EV charging stations up to 167 kVA / 150 kW. 90 kW Nova 60 JERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2018 - Table 1 under Reg 4.3 as substituted by JERC (Electricity Supply Code) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 — Regulation 4.3, Table 1: Standard Voltage of Supply (as substituted by Reg 3(i) of Third Amendment 2024); Regs 4.3 provisos and 4.6 of Principal Regulations, p. Third Amendment: PDF page 7; Principal 2018: PDF pages 9-10 (Gazette pp. 94-95) (Aug 2024)
    Punjab
    Punjab State Power CorporationThe code states 100 kVA; 95 kW is that at the code's own PF 0.95. Taking LT where a higher voltage is specified attracts a 15% energy surcharge. 95 kW Nova 60 PSERC Supply Code 2024 Reg. 5(2) (Notification PSERC/Secy./Regu.191, in force 14.11.2024) (Oct 2024)
    Rajasthan
    Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam50 kVA (45 kW at 0.9). 45 kW Navigator 30 RERC (Electricity Supply Code and Connected Matters) Regulations, 2021 (Reg. 139), as amended by First Amendment 2023, Second Amendment 2025 and Third Amendment 2026 — Reg. 4.1(a)(i)-(iii), 4.2, 4.3, 4.5 (as substituted 2023), p. Gazette PDF pp.143-146 (printed 527-530); 1st Amendment PDF pp.8-9 (Feb 2021)
    Jaipur Vidyut Vitran NigamThe schedules state 50 kVA; 45 kW is that at PF 0.90. Changeover to HT is triggered once recorded maximum demand exceeds 50 kVA more than twice in a financial year. 45 kW Navigator 30 RERC Supply Code 2021 Reg. 4.1; JVVNL Tariff 2024 schedule EV/LT-8 (Aug 2024)
    Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam50 kVA (45 kW at 0.9). 45 kW Navigator 30 RERC (Electricity Supply Code and Connected Matters) Regulations, 2021 (Reg. 139), as amended by First Amendment 2023, Second Amendment 2025 and Third Amendment 2026 — Reg. 4.1(a)(i)-(iii), 4.2, 4.3, 4.5 (as substituted 2023), p. Gazette PDF pp.143-146 (printed 527-530); 1st Amendment PDF pp.8-9 (Feb 2021)
    Sikkim
    Energy and Power Department, Sikkim25 kVA connected load (22.5 kW at 0.9); 50 kVA with the consumer's own transformer. 22 kW HT for any DC charger Sikkim State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2012 — Regulation 2.2(iv)(a)-(c), p. 10 (Apr 2012)
    Tamil Nadu
    Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)Up to 150 kW, but 112–150 kW only if the consumer gives transformer space. 112 kW Nova 60 Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code (As amended upto 31-03-2024) [TNERC consolidated] — Regulation 26(1)(a)-(c) 'Categories of Supply' (and 26(2)-(3)), p. PDF pages 26-28 (Jun 2020)
    Telangana
    Co-operative Electric Supply Society, Sircilla56 kW / 75 HP; EV charging stations up to 150 kW. GTCS 3.2.1 (2014) still prints 15 kW single phase; the FY2026-27 tariff order limits domestic to 5 kW. 56 kW Navigator 30 TGERC Order on Revised ARR & Retail Supply Tariffs for FY 2026-27 (Chapter 4 Terms and Conditions of Tariff) [primary for 5 kW rule]; also GTCS clause 3.2.1 as substituted by APERC Proceeding No.APERC/Secy/96/2014 dt 31-05-2014 (adopted in Telangana by TSERC Regulation No.1 of 2014) — RST Order FY2026-27 clause 4.11.1(b) and 4.1.3; GTCS clause 3.2.1, p. RST Order: 4.1.3 printed p.246 (PDF p.258); … (Mar 2026)
    Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (Warangal)56 kW / 75 HP; EV charging stations up to 150 kW. GTCS 3.2.1 (2014) still prints 15 kW single phase; the FY2026-27 tariff order limits domestic to 5 kW. 56 kW Navigator 30 TGERC Order on Revised ARR & Retail Supply Tariffs for FY 2026-27 (Chapter 4 Terms and Conditions of Tariff) [primary for 5 kW rule]; also GTCS clause 3.2.1 as substituted by APERC Proceeding No.APERC/Secy/96/2014 dt 31-05-2014 (adopted in Telangana by TSERC Regulation No.1 of 2014) — RST Order FY2026-27 clause 4.11.1(b) and 4.1.3; GTCS clause 3.2.1, p. RST Order: 4.1.3 printed p.246 (PDF p.258); … (Mar 2026)
    Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (Hyderabad)56 kW / 75 HP; EV charging stations up to 150 kW. GTCS 3.2.1 (2014) still prints 15 kW single phase; the FY2026-27 tariff order limits domestic to 5 kW. 56 kW Navigator 30 TGERC Order on Revised ARR & Retail Supply Tariffs for FY 2026-27 (Chapter 4 Terms and Conditions of Tariff) [primary for 5 kW rule]; also GTCS clause 3.2.1 as substituted by APERC Proceeding No.APERC/Secy/96/2014 dt 31-05-2014 (adopted in Telangana by TSERC Regulation No.1 of 2014) — RST Order FY2026-27 clause 4.11.1(b) and 4.1.3; GTCS clause 3.2.1, p. RST Order: 4.1.3 printed p.246 (PDF p.258); … (Mar 2026)
    Tripura
    Tripura State Electricity Corporation 150 kW Nova 120 TERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2011 (Third Amendment), 2025 (No.F.25/TERC/2025/1477 dated 31 Jan 2026; Tripura Gazette Extraordinary No. 2026320, 25 Feb 2026), amending Reg 3.2 of TERC Electricity Supply Code Regulation 2011 (dated 17 Oct 2011; Tripura Gazette 13 Mar 2012) — Regulation 3.2 as substituted by para 2 of the Third Amendment (table internally numbered '5.3'); Regulation … (Jan 2026)
    Uttar Pradesh
    Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (Agra)50 kW / 56 kVA. 50 kW Navigator 30 U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 (Gazette Notification No. UPERC/Secy-Supply Code/05-4528 dt 18.02.2005), as revised up to 3rd Amendment (UPERC order 11.08.2006) and later amendments 4-13 — 3.2(i) and 3.3(d), p. PDF p.255 (printed p.17) of UPERC compilation (Aug 2006)
    Kanpur Electricity Supply Company50 kW / 56 kVA. 50 kW Navigator 30 U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 (Gazette Notification No. UPERC/Secy-Supply Code/05-4528 dt 18.02.2005), as revised up to 3rd Amendment (UPERC order 11.08.2006) and later amendments 4-13 — 3.2(i) and 3.3(d), p. PDF p.255 (printed p.17) of UPERC compilation (Aug 2006)
    Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (Lucknow)50 kW / 56 kVA. 50 kW Navigator 30 U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 (Gazette Notification No. UPERC/Secy-Supply Code/05-4528 dt 18.02.2005), as revised up to 3rd Amendment (UPERC order 11.08.2006) and later amendments 4-13 — 3.2(i) and 3.3(d), p. PDF p.255 (printed p.17) of UPERC compilation (Aug 2006)
    Noida Power Company (Greater Noida)50 kW / 56 kVA. 50 kW Navigator 30 U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 (Gazette Notification No. UPERC/Secy-Supply Code/05-4528 dt 18.02.2005), as revised up to 3rd Amendment (UPERC order 11.08.2006) and later amendments 4-13 — 3.2(i) and 3.3(d), p. PDF p.255 (printed p.17) of UPERC compilation (Aug 2006)
    Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (Meerut, Noida, Ghaziabad)50 kW / 56 kVA. 50 kW Navigator 30 U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 (Gazette Notification No. UPERC/Secy-Supply Code/05-4528 dt 18.02.2005), as revised up to 3rd Amendment (UPERC order 11.08.2006) and later amendments 4-13 — 3.2(i) and 3.3(d), p. PDF p.255 (printed p.17) of UPERC compilation (Aug 2006)
    Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (Varanasi)50 kW / 56 kVA. 50 kW Navigator 30 U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 (Gazette Notification No. UPERC/Secy-Supply Code/05-4528 dt 18.02.2005), as revised up to 3rd Amendment (UPERC order 11.08.2006) and later amendments 4-13 — 3.2(i) and 3.3(d), p. PDF p.255 (printed p.17) of UPERC compilation (Aug 2006)
    Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation50 kW / 56 kVA. Beware: the UPERC PDF prints the unamended 63 kVA on p.15 and the amended 56 kVA on p.255. The Cost Data Book prevails over the Code. 50 kW Navigator 30 UP Electricity Supply Code 2005 cl. 3.2 as amended (3rd Amendment, 11.08.2006); UPERC Cost Data Book 31.12.2025 Notes 13–14 (Aug 2006)
    Uttarakhand
    Uttarakhand Power Corporation400 V up to 25 kW; 25–75 kW / 88 kVA only through HVDS (a dedicated transformer). 25 kW HT for any DC charger UERC (The Electricity Supply Code, Release of New Connections and Related Matters) Regulations, 2020 (No. F-9(31)/RG/UERC/2020/814) — Regulation 2.1(4), Table 2.1 and proviso, p. Gazette p.508-509 (English gazette PDF p.10-11, scanned) (Oct 2020)
    West Bengal
    CESC Limited (Kolkata)150 kVA / 127.50 kW per the same guideline. 127 kW Nova 60 Guidelines for LV (Single Phase) & MV (Three Phase) Application - for New Connection / Additional Load / Shifting of Supply equal to or below Notified Voltage (i.e. 650 Volts) (file gcsch.pdf, linked as 'Guidelines' from https://www.cesc.co.in/olnc) — 'Submission of Application' section, NOTE item 1, p. PDF page 2 (scanned image page; text read visually)
    West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company200 kVA contract demand (180 kW at 0.9), raised from 125 kVA by WBERC order 03.12.2019. 180 kW Nova 120 WBSEDCL PROCEDURES-A (2010) - Procedures for effecting service connection in Low Voltage and Medium Voltage (LV&MV) by WBSEDCL (approved by WBERC order dated 31.12.2010 under Reg 13.13 of WBERC SOP Regulations 2010; LV&MV ceiling amended by WBERC order dated 03.12.2019 in Case OA-88/10-11/3) — Clause 2.2 (single phase); Clause 1.2 as modified by WBERC order 03.12.2019 para 17.0(i) (LV&MV … (Dec 2019)

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