NH16, previously known as NH5, is one of India's original Golden Quadrilateral highways, running roughly 1,711 km along the east coast through Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. It is one continuous economic corridor, but it is not standing still: Odisha has plans for a six-lane elevated corridor on the Bhubaneswar-Puri stretch and is six-laning the Chandikhole-Jagatpur-Bhubaneswar section, while the Andhra Pradesh stretch around Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam is getting new flyovers and grade separators to ease city traffic.
There is even a Maharashtra angle. The under-construction Surat-Chennai Expressway, which starts near Nashik and runs through Solapur, Kalaburagi and Kurnool, is designed to meet Chennai, the same southern end as NH16. Once complete, it will link Maharashtra traffic straight into this corridor.
Think about a family heading to Puri for the Jagannath Temple, one of India's most visited pilgrimage sites, or stopping in Bhubaneswar along the way. They are not just passing through, they are planning to stay. If your property offers a charging point along with food, a place to sit or a room to rest, you have given them a reason to choose your stop over the next one.
That is the actual business: EV charging plus food, rest, shopping and parking, packaged as one stop, not an isolated charger standing alone in a parking lot.
A 60 kW DC fast charger running at good utilization can add up to meaningful monthly revenue, but the real number on your property depends on traffic at your exact spot, your charging price, electricity cost, demand charges and nearby competition.
We are not going to quote you a fixed monthly income figure without seeing your site. What MSEB Power can do is walk your property, look at the numbers with you, and give you an honest read on whether it makes sense before you invest.
NH16 is one continuous corridor, but different stretches are being upgraded on their own timelines. Odisha is planning a six-lane elevated highway between Bhubaneswar and Puri, one of the country's most visited pilgrimage destinations, alongside six-laning work near Bhubaneswar itself. Further south, the Andhra Pradesh stretch around Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam is getting new flyovers and grade separators.
For a closer look at that Andhra Pradesh stretch specifically, including its own six-laning project and port-linked growth, see our dedicated Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam highway page. More electric vehicles are entering fleets across this whole corridor every year, and a property that plans for charging infrastructure now is well placed to serve that demand as it grows.
The northern end of the corridor, with Kharagpur's IIT and rail-junction traffic just south of Kolkata.
An Odisha coastal town with steady industrial and highway trade traffic.
Odisha's capital and, close by, the Jagannath Temple at Puri, one of India's biggest pilgrimage draws.
A major trading town in southern Odisha, close to the Andhra Pradesh border.
A major city on the Godavari, with strong tourism and trade traffic.
The southern stretch into Tamil Nadu, ending at Chennai, a major auto and business hub.
We visit or review your highway property and the business opportunity around it.
We check your existing electrical connection, load capacity and what upgrade it may need.
We help pick the right AC or DC charger capacity for your traffic and vehicle mix.
We look at demand, nearby competition, pricing and how the numbers work for your site.
We coordinate sourcing of suitable charging equipment through our technology partners.
We coordinate the civil, electrical and charger installation work end to end.
We support testing and commissioning before your station goes live.
We configure the charging and payment system your customers will use.
Where it fits, we evaluate adding solar generation and battery backup.
We coordinate ongoing maintenance and technical support after commissioning.
We help you evaluate whether a charging station makes sense for your property, rather than simply selling you equipment.
Our objective: the right charger, at the right location, for the right business model.
Have land, a petrol pump, hotel, dhaba, mall or commercial property anywhere between Chennai and Kolkata? Tell us your location, property type, available land or parking, existing electrical connection and highway details. We will help you understand whether the site is suitable for an EV charging project.