India, July 4 -- The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has cleared a major regulatory hurdle, paving the way for faster expansion of EV charging infrastructure in the national capital under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, and ensuring that new charging facilities are funded through the subsidy rather than being recovered from consumers.

Under the existing Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Supply Code and Performance Standards) Regulations, demand notes for low-tension electricity connections of up to 200 kW included only service line and development charges, security deposit and road restoration charges, according to officials.

The cost of upstream infrastructure, such as distribution transformers, high- and low-tension cable...