Ghaziabad EV plan: 50 stations reported, UPREV tender lists 6 sites

By Tushita · 15 Oct, 2026

Two reports say Ghaziabad will get 50 public EV charging stations under PM E-DRIVE, while UPREV’s tender lists six locations. Here is what is confirmed, planned and unclear.

Ghaziabad EV plan: 50 stations reported, UPREV tender lists 6 sites

Two fresh reports say Ghaziabad is set to receive 50 public electric-vehicle charging stations under the first phase of the PM E-DRIVE scheme. The update matters to EV owners and fleet operators because the proposed sites would be placed at government offices, public parking areas and arterial roads, but the official Uttar Pradesh tender available for review lists six Ghaziabad locations rather than 50.

That difference is important: 50 is a reported station count, not proof that 50 chargers are already live. The public documents reviewed for this article do not give a consumer-facing opening date, final charger mix or a final price per unit of electricity.

Key takeaways

The Times of India reported on 15 Oct 2026 that 50 EV charging stations are planned in Ghaziabad under the first PM E-DRIVE phase.
Amar Ujala reported on 14 Oct 2026 that the wider Uttar Pradesh plan covers 238 locations and that Ghaziabad has been allocated 50 charging stations.
UP Renewable & EV Infrastructure Limited’s official 15 Jun 2026 tender lists six Ghaziabad locations: two in Category A and four in Category B, within a 238-location state plan.
The tender describes a planned procurement and operating framework. It does not show that the sites have been commissioned or opened to drivers.

What the latest reports say

The Times of India, citing Ghaziabad’s assistant regional transport officer (administration), said the proposed stations would be set up at government offices, public parking lots and arterial roads. It reported that the electricity would be supplied through the Uttar Pradesh power network and that the vehicle category served at a site would depend on the available land.

Amar Ujala’s report also cited the transport official and said UP Renewable & EV Infrastructure Limited (UPREV), a wholly owned UPPCL subsidiary, would establish and operate the stations. It reported that the land-owning government departments would make sites available for 10 years, while the public would have uninterrupted entry seven days a week. Free entry to a charging location is not the same as free charging, and neither report announces free electricity.

Why the numbers do not line up

UPREV’s primary tender is more specific about what it calls a location. Its city-wise table lists 238 proposed locations across Uttar Pradesh, including six in Ghaziabad: two Category A locations on government premises and four Category B locations in government-controlled city or highway settings. Category A includes government offices and similar premises with free public access; Category B includes places such as municipal parking lots, public-sector fuel outlets, bus stations and highway facilities.

The two fresh media reports use the word “stations” and do not publish a Ghaziabad site list or explain whether several charging units can be installed at one tender location. That means the figures may be measuring different things, but no public clarification reviewed for this article reconciles them. The careful reading is therefore: 50 stations have been reported locally, while six Ghaziabad locations are specified in the current public UPREV tender.

Figure	What it refers to	Status
50	Ghaziabad charging stations	Reported by two local news outlets on 14–15 Oct 2026; not confirmed as live.
6	Ghaziabad locations	Listed in UPREV’s official tender, split between two Category A and four Category B sites.
238	Uttar Pradesh locations	Statewide total in the UPREV tender and the fresh local reports.

What the official tender says about rollout

UPREV is designated as Uttar Pradesh’s state nodal agency for the PM E-DRIVE public-charging component. Its tender sets a 10-year contract period from site handover and says the selected operator must achieve commercial operation within 150 days of the appointed date. That clock begins only after the relevant handover and appointment steps; listing a location in a tender does not start it.

The tender also requires the stations to be connected to a central system showing availability and applicable charging fees after commissioning. It sets a minimum average uptime of 80% per location per month, excluding power failures and force-majeure events. These requirements are more useful to drivers than a headline station count because they point to the information that should eventually be visible before a trip.

What charging could cost

There is no final consumer tariff in the reports. The UPREV tender says the maximum charging fee will combine the applicable DISCOM electricity tariff, a land-use charge of ₹1 per kWh payable to the land-owning agency through UPREV, the operator’s service charge and applicable taxes. The tender’s calculation is a framework for future bids, not a price that EV users must pay today.

That distinction matters for commercial operators planning high-mileage routes. The cost comparison should include the electricity rate, the service charge, any tax, the time spent charging and the effect of queues or unavailable equipment. A lower energy rate alone would not establish a lower total operating cost.

What EV users should do now

Drivers in Ghaziabad should not reroute around the planned sites until an official location list, commissioning notice and live-status information are released. For current chargers and state-wise coverage, the EV charging station directory is the more useful starting point.

For an inter-city journey, check the route and charging stops separately in the road-trip planner. Drivers comparing an EV with a petrol or CNG vehicle for a mixed-use trip can also estimate the conventional-fuel portion in the fuel cost calculator, then add charging time and electricity charges to the comparison.

What to watch next

A UPREV or state-government clarification explaining whether the reported 50 stations are distributed across the six tender locations or represent a revised allocation.
The names and addresses of the Ghaziabad sites, the charger capacities and the vehicles each site can serve.
The appointed date, site handover and commercial-operation date for each cluster.
The live tariff, payment method, availability status and uptime record once the stations are commissioned.

Reader takeaway

Ghaziabad is showing a clear policy push to expand public EV charging, and the latest reports indicate a larger station count than the public tender table currently exposes. Until the authorities reconcile the 50-station report with the six-location tender and publish commissioning details, readers should treat the project as planned capacity—not as 50 operational chargers available for the next trip.