WBTC awards LoA to Tata Motors for deployment of 1,180 electric buses in Kolkata

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.