New Delhi, July 17 -- The Centre has tasked Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) with manufacturing 360 kW fast chargers for long-haul and large commercial electric vehicles, according to the company's FY26 annual report.

These would be the first completely indigenous fast chargers to be developed as part of India's efforts to build a local ecosystem under the Electric Vehicles Sub-systems flagship programme of the ministry of electronics and information technology.

State-owned BHEL already manufactures 60 kW and 122 kW chargers, which are used by large cars and sports utility vehicles. Higher capacity chargers-over 240 kW-are preferred to rapidly charge electric trucks and buses, the company noted in its annual report, filed with the st...