Under the “Grand Challenge” initiative of Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), the West Bengal Transport
Corporation (WBTC) has given a letter of award (LoA) to Tata Motors Limited (TML) for the deployment of 1,180 electric buses in Kolkata by 2023. The project entails the procurement of four categories of e-buses: 12 metre low-floor AC, 12 metre standard-floor non-AC, 9 metre standard-floor AC and 9-metre standard-floor non-AC buses. CESL will oversee the project as part of its programme management agreement with TML.