EV charging for Indian apartments, without the guesswork
Independent guidance for residents and resident welfare associations: estimate costs, check whether your parking spot can realistically support a charger, and generate a discussion-draft policy your society can actually work with.
Apartment EV Guide India is a free, independent resource that helps Indian apartment residents and resident welfare associations (RWAs) estimate EV charging costs, check whether a parking spot can support a charger, draft society permission and policy, and understand fair billing and safety — with every estimate shown as an estimate.
Start with the question you actually have
Can my apartment support EV charging?
Answer eight practical questions about parking, meters, load and approvals to see whether your situation looks straightforward or needs professional review.
What might installation and charging cost?
Transparent estimates for cost per session, per month and per year — plus an installation cost range with every assumption shown.
How do I request permission from my society?
Generate a printable permission request letter and discussion-draft policy tailored to your flat, parking and proposed setup.
How should a society bill charging fairly?
Sub-meters, smart chargers, shared points: honest comparisons of the billing models societies actually use.
Safety comes before savings
Charger installation touches sanctioned load, earthing, cable routing and protection devices. Our safety guides explain what to ask — and every one of them ends the same way: have a licensed electrician review your specific site.
Latest guides
Charger guide
Specifying your society's shared EV charger: connectors, certificates and an exit plan
What a housing society's request for quotation should specify for a shared EV charger: connectors matched to residents' cars, scooters and autos, the…
Billing
The DISCOM says the transformer is full: who pays for the upgrade, and how long it may take
Your DISCOM says the transformer cannot take your society's EV load. Here is what to ask for in writing, the ninety-day ceiling where mains or a…
Guide
When your society can take only so many EV chargers: allocating the capacity fairly
A society can ration only the capacity it supplies, not a point on a resident's own meter. Turn your electrician's written headroom figure into a…
Billing
EV charging in a single-point supply society: no-profit-no-loss billing, a separate EV connection, or the ballot
On single-point supply, your society buys electricity and bills each flat itself. Three provisions of the national consumer rules decide how your EV…
Billing
Can you earn from the EV charger at your flat? Where sharing at cost ends and selling charging begins
Letting neighbours use the charger at your flat is easiest at exact cost. A margin or an app's public mode brings in the Ministry of Power's…
Billing
EV charging in a Hyderabad flat: LT-I above 200 units, Gruha Jyothi, or a separate LT-IX meter
In a Hyderabad flat, an EV that takes the month past 200 units reprices the whole LT-I bill and can end an eligible Gruha Jyothi zero bill. We price…
State guides
Tariffs and processes differ by state and DISCOM. Every tariff figure we publish carries its source, effective date and the date we last verified it.