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India needs investment worth $20-30 billion in the EV charging infrastructure to double the pace of growth of the segment, industry body IESA said on Thursday.
It is a very niche segment which has just started picking up in the country, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) President Debi Prasad Dash said.
Sharing his estimates, Dash said the EV charging infrastructure segment is growing at a rate of 25-30 per cent currently in India.
To double this growth, investments worth $20-30 billion would be required, he said at the 'IESA India EV Fast Charging Summit' in the national capital.
On PM E-Drive Scheme, Dash said "We (industry) all are waiting for the scheme to be floated. A few of the things the government is considering before outing the full scheme is they are trying to (figure out) state-wise demand allocation, considering the density of the vehicles in different localities in states and cities." It will give a boost to the EV Charging space and adoption of EVs in the country, Dash said.
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