Overview
- Delhi’s transport department on January 10 submitted a proposal to Convergence Energy Services Limited to procure 3,330 low-floor, air-conditioned electric buses under Phase-2.
- The request specifies 500 seven-metre, 2,330 nine-metre and 500 twelve-metre buses to match narrow lanes, feeder routes and major corridors.
- The city has asked the Ministry of Heavy Industries to extend PM E-DRIVE subsidy support to this additional order beyond the 2,800 buses allotted in Phase-1.
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the government will pay from its own budget if subsidy clearances face technical or administrative delays to prevent procurement slippage.
- Delhi currently runs 5,336 government buses, including 3,535 electric, and projects more than 5,000 e-buses in service by March 2026, with the total fleet rising to 10,430 after Phase-1 and 13,760 if the proposed Phase-2 proceeds.