10
installations live across key corridors, with 50+ planned in FY26, embedding
public art into India’s growing EV infrastructure
India,
April 22, 2026 : On the occasion of Earth Day, SHWA, the
public art platform transforming EV charging stations into cultural spaces,
marks its first anniversary. Initiated by ChargeZone, one of India’s leading
electric vehicle charging infrastructure companies, SHWA reflects a growing
commitment to integrating sustainability with art and public engagement. Over the past year, 10 SHWA installations
have gone live and over 50 installations
planned in FY26, including murals and redesigned instruction boards, the
platform is expanding from standalone artworks to a broader, network-led
intervention across EV corridors.
While
ChargeZone continues to scale its EV charging network to support cleaner
mobility, SHWA acts as the experience layer across these sites—anchoring them
in local culture and ecological context, and making sustainability more visible
through art and place. Aligned with the spirit of Earth Day, which highlights
the need for more conscious engagement with the environment, SHWA translates
environmental themes into everyday infrastructure
Spanning multiple
states and high-traffic routes, SHWA is gradually building a distributed public
art presence across India’s highway network, rather than being limited to a
single city or site. Through large-scale murals and installations, SHWA
integrates themes of biodiversity, water conservation and food systems
into charging hubs, turning them into spaces that reflect local ecology and
regional identity while creating meaningful engagement for travellers.
The initiative is currently
live across key corridors including the Hyderabad–Vijayawada route
(Suryapet, Pullur, Rajahmundry), Chennai–Bengaluru (Vellore, Chittoor,
Krishnagiri, Ambur), Chennai–Villupuram (Villupuram), Vadodara–Bharuch/Mumbai
(Karjan), and Delhi–Chandigarh (Ambala)—creating a growing network of
charging sites where infrastructure, sustainability and public art come
together.
The initiative brings
together a set of emerging artists and collectives whose practices engage with
ecology, identity and public space, including
Aravani Artist Collective, Mounica Tata, Elwin Charly, Trespassers, A
Kill 108 Collective, Sadhna Prasad, Paperplane Studio, Neha Shetty and Sayan
Mukherjee,with each installation developed in response to its local
context, surrounding ecology and community narratives,
Commenting on the
initiative, Devbrat Hariyani said, “As EV infrastructure expands, we
see an opportunity to build spaces that go beyond functionality. Over the past
year, SHWA has helped us integrate art and sustainability into our charging
network in a way that reflects local contexts. Through SHWA, we are integrating
art and sustainability into our charging network to reflect local contexts and
create more meaningful public spaces. With plans to scale significantly, we aim
to make our stations not just accessible, but culturally relevant and
environmentally conscious.”
By blending infrastructure
with culture and sustainability, SHWA reflects a new approach to EV
ecosystems in India—where charging stations double as public spaces that
inform, engage, and connect communities.
About ChargeZone
ChargeZone is India’s largest EV charging network and among the few
global players with fully integrated tech and engineering capabilities to build
and scale high-speed charging networks for electric cars, buses, and trucks.
Headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, the company specializes in high-speed,
smart-grid-enabled charging infrastructure across enterprise and retail
segments. With over 13,500 charging points at 1,200+ locations in
India and the UAE, ChargeZone is on a mission to establish one million
charging points, driving India’s EV revolution through scalable,
interoperable, and sustainable infrastructure.
