Overview
- Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik directed that EV charging be mandatory alongside diesel and CNG at fuel pumps on MSRTC land under the PPP model.
- MSRTC has instructed immediate conversion of depots and bus stations for charging, formalised in an official order dated January 20.
- Officials were told to design charging around operations to avoid service disruptions, including securing power capacity, upgrading transformers and enforcing electrical safety.
- A phased transition to electric buses is underway, with e-buses to be prioritised in future procurements.
- MSRTC notes that roughly 90% of its current fleet runs on diesel and planning anticipates about half of the future fleet will be electric.