OCPP Grand Challenge India
Are you ready to shape the future of EV charging in India and Nepal? OCA invites the Indian and Nepalese EV Charging Community for this two-day event for software developers.
Are you ready to shape the future of EV charging in India and Nepal? OCA invites the Indian and Nepalese EV Charging Community for this two-day event for software developers.
The certification program for OCPP 2.0.1 opened in 2023. Since then many products have been certified by our independent testing laboratories. Click for the full list of the certified products here. On this page you will find the possibilities for certifying your OCPP 2.0.1 implementation.
For OCPP 2.0.1 Certification, the Core profile is mandatory, the other certification profiles are options. Find all the different options in the table below.
| Functionality | Description | Mandatory or optional? |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Basic Charging Station functionality for booting, authorization (incl. cache if available), configuration, transactions, remote control, including basic security. | Mandatory |
| Advanced Security | Support for TLS with client authentication. | Optional |
| Local Authorization List management | Support for local authorization list management and optionally of an authorization cache. | Optional |
| Smart Charging | Support for Smart Charging (all profile types, including stacking), to control charging. | Optional |
| Advanced Device Management | Support for the OCPP Device Model and advanced logging and monitoring. | Optional |
| Reservation | Support for reservation of a connector of a Charging Station. | Optional |
| Advance User interface | Support for tariff & cost and DisplayMessage functionality. | Optional |
| ISO 15118 Support | Support for ISO 15118 Smart Charging and Plug and Charge authorization. | Optional |
Please follow these steps:
Please contact one of the test laboratories for OCPP certification.
Click on the link below to find a test laboratory in your vicinity.
The table below lists the maximum fees for OCPP 2.0.1 certification as of April 1st 2025*. The second and the fourth row list the maximum fees for all additional profiles. When a vendor applies for certification of only a few or even one additional profile, the labs will reduce the fee accordingly. The maximum fees apply to one full test run. This excludes pretesting, debugging and/or retesting sessions.
Please contact the testing lab of your choice for an offer.
| Total max fee category** | Charging Station AC | Charging Station DC | Charging Station Management System |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCA participant: Core profile | €5.700,- | €7.100,- | €3.700,- |
| OCA Participant: Core & Additional profiles | €10.300,- | €13.000,- | €5.600,- |
| Non-participant: Core profile | €9.200,- | €10.600,- | €7.200,- |
| Non-participant: Core & Additional profiles | €13.800,- | €16.500,- | €9.100,- |
As of April 1st 2025, the OCA certification fee has been reduced. Therefore, the discount fee when acquiring multiple certificates in 12 months does not apply anymore.
*For test services contracted before this date and performed after this date, the test labs can charge the previous maximum fees (2023-2024).
**OCA participants get a discount since they have already contributed in part through their OCA membership fees. The discount does not apply for OCA liaison participants.
The table below lists the max fees for adding OCPP product family members to the certificate of a Charging Station. Please refer to the Certification procedure for the requirements for adding a product family member.
| Total fee for adding OCPP Family Member For member & non-member | Fee |
|---|---|
|
Maximum fee for Test lab
per product family member |
€500,- |
|
OCA fee
per certificate update |
€250,- |
Please click on the link below if you have any specific questions about the certification program.