India, March 23 -- Delhi's Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0, which is likely to be announced next month, proposed to mandate EV charging points for at least 20% of the parking space in all new buildings, officials aware of the matter said. For older buildings, 5% of the total parking space is to facilitate charging infrastructure for EVs, officials said.

According to the proposal, a copy of which was accessed by HT, new buildings with at least 20 car parking spaces will be issued occupancy certificates (OCs) only if they have at least four (20%) EV charging spaces. Similarly, officials said, a large building having 100 parking spaces will have at least 20 spaces with an EV charging facility, but the rule does not apply to buildings havin...