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      Home » CESL Issues Tender to Deploy 5,690 Electric Buses

      CESL Issues Tender to Deploy 5,690 Electric Buses

      Aishwarya SaxenaBy Aishwarya SaxenaSeptember 23, 2022 News 2 Mins Read
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      Pushing the limits of mass adoption of electric mobility in India, Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has issued a new tender for the deployment of 5,690 electric buses.

      TenderThis is the first tender under the National Electric Bus Programme which aims to effect the deployment of 50,000 e-buses across the country, CESL said in a statement.

      “After the success of grand challenge-based tender for 5,450 e-buses, CESL announces a tender has been floated for another 5,690 e-buses. This unified tender calling for proposals for the provision of mobility services benefits from the participation of Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Telangana and Arunachal Pradesh,” it said.

      The tender is based on terms and conditions standardized through the grand challenge process. It contains demand for three types of e-buses 7m, 9m and 12m — on a gross cost contracting basis, requesting bidders to quote a price per kilometer for operating services over 12 years — a model that is quickly becoming a standard in India.

      According to the power ministry, the ‘grand challenge’ tender homogenizes demand for electric buses, making this a step closer to standardization of modern public mobility.

      In the company statement, Mahua Acharya, MD and CEO of Convergence Energy Services Limited, said: “I remain incredibly grateful for the participation and collaboration of the five states in this tender, of which three were closely involved in building the foundation defined in the grand challenge. At a national level, I am very encouraged by the demand for e-buses and appeal to suppliers to enhance production and financiers to come forth. I am also very happy that Arunachal Pradesh has joined us.”

      The announcement of this tender is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s international commitments to make India a net-zero nation by 2070, and to get closer to achieving energy independence by 2047.

      The bidders of this tender will benefit from all financial incentives offered by state governments, it said. CESL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the power ministry.

      CESL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the power ministry.

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