NITI Aayog has announced the launch of the e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition in partnership with Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL) and World Resources Institute, India (WRI India), and supported by Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI). The objective of the initiative is to share knowledge of various stakeholders – Central & State Govt. agencies, transit service providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), on accelerating the process towards seamless adoption of e-bus services in India.
Through, e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition, the central-, state-, and city-level government agencies, transit service providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), financing institutions, and ancillary service providers will be able to share knowledge and their learnings on e-bus adoption in India.
The launch was attended by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, MDs of State Transport Undertakings (STUs), Ashish Kundra, Commissioner of Transport, Delhi, Dr OP Agarwal, CEO, WRI India and Mahua Acharya, CEO, Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) among others.
