Case studies

Work EVIT has delivered, with the paperwork behind it: the first public EV charger tender in India, a 2,100-charger government order, and the electronics other manufacturers build on.

5,000+
Chargers deployed
₹12 Cr+
Government orders executed
20+
Indian states
Deployment2017

India's first public EV charger tender

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Ministry of Power

EESL — a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power — ran India's first public tender for EV chargers. EVIT won it, and on 11 December 2017 received the Letter of Award for 50 AC charging units compatible with the Bharat AC-001 specification.

What EVIT delivered

  • Location survey, planning and engineering for each site
  • Manufacturing and supply of 50 Bharat AC-001 compatible chargers
  • Erection and commissioning at government sites in New Delhi
  • Five-year comprehensive on-site warranty

Outcome

The chargers went into daily service for EESL's electric car fleet at the Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, MNRE and SDMC parking. In March 2018 an EVIT charger stood at the Ministry of Power's National Launch of the Electric Mobility Programme.

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EVI Technologies charger on display at the National Launch of the Electric Mobility Programme, Ministry of Power, 7 March 2018
EVIT's charger (right) at the National Launch of the Electric Mobility Programme — Ministry of Power and EESL, New Delhi, 7 March 2018.
EESL electric car charging from an EVIT charger at a government building, 2017
Government of India electric car parked beside a pole-mounted EVIT charger
Government electric car charging from a wall-mounted three-socket EVIT charger
EESL Letter of Award, issued by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, Ministry of Power

EESL Letter of Award

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, Ministry of Power · 11 December 2017

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50
Chargers supplied
4
Government sites in New Delhi
5 years
On-site warranty
Dec 2017
Letter of Award
Supply2022

2,100 chargers for a government PSU

Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd (BECIL), Government of India enterprise

BECIL — a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting — placed a purchase order on 23 September 2022 for 2,100 electric vehicle chargers on a pan-India basis, complete with maintenance and management software.

What EVIT delivered

  • Guaranteed technical parameters and specifications, approved by BECIL
  • Supply of 3.3 kW and 22 kW chargers, site survey and accessories
  • Comprehensive annual maintenance across the deployment
  • EVIT Central Management Software: support, backend server, system integration and communication

Outcome

SGS, the global inspection and certification company, inspected every lot as third-party inspector before dispatch — the scale and the paperwork a government buyer expects.

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2,100 chargers for a government PSU, in figures

2,100
Chargers in one order
SGS
Inspected every lot
Pan-India
Deployment
AMC + CMS
Included in scope
Engineering2018 onward

Battery swapping, DC controllers and component kits

Murata (Japan), BHEL R&D, and charger manufacturers across India

Other companies build on EVIT hardware and firmware. The team designs to a brief, hands over the electronics, and the customer ships under their own name.

What EVIT delivered

  • Battery swapping station built for Murata, Japan (2018)
  • DC CCS charger controller designed for BHEL R&D
  • 3,000+ EVSE component kits supplied to other manufacturers
  • White-label chargers deployed under partner brands across 20+ states

Outcome

Manufacturing is industrialised with Napino Auto & Electronics, a tier-1 automotive electronics manufacturer, so designs move from prototype to volume without leaving India.

Charger control boards and electronics designed in-house by EVIT
Control boards designed and built in-house.
3,000+
Component kits supplied
2018
Murata battery swapping station
BHEL
DC CCS controller designed

Agreements

Signed for national rollout.

These are agreements that open locations to EVIT, not chargers already in the ground. Sites are built out as each programme rolls forward.

  • Agreement · 2019

    5,000

    locations

    BSNL

    Tie-up with BSNL to develop EV charging infrastructure at telecom sites across India.

  • Agreement · 2019

    25,000

    locations

    CSC (Common Service Centres)

    Memorandum of Understanding covering charging infrastructure at Common Service Centres nationwide.

  • Agreement · 2018 onward

    Smart city

    e-mobility programme

    Shillong Smart City

    Partner on the Shillong Smart City e-mobility project, alongside last-mile connectivity consultancy for smart cities.

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