Grand challenge
State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has launched the biggest ever tender worth about Rs 5,500 crore. The tender will procure as many as 5,580 electric buses including 130 double deckers. The buses will be deployed in five major cities. CESL announced the floating of the request for proposals under the ‘Grand Challenge’
CESL said this was the biggest ever purchase plan of electric buses. The buses will be deployed in Bengaluru, New Delhi, Surat, Hyderabad, and Kolkata in the first phase. Through this ‘Grand Challenge’, CESL aims to deploy 5,450 single decker buses and 130 double decker buses. “CESL intends to enhance its support to state governments in achieving their electric mobility targets as well as further build an infrastructure for electric mobility in the country,” the statement said.
Go Green initiative
According to the statement, electric mobility is seen as a big step towards making India a net-zero or carbon-neutral nation by 2050 and getting closer to achieving energy independence by 2047. The scheme is also expected to help realize lower prices due to aggregate demand and achieve high quality benchmarked technology.
The first lot of e-buses are expected to hit the roads by July this year.
