Sindh govt plans to induct 180 electric buses

The Sindh government has decided to induct 180 electric buses, to be powered by solar energy, on the feeders of the BRTs so that cleaner and more efficient public transportation solutions could be established to bring an end to the operational subsidy.

This was disclosed in a meeting held between Sindh Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqar and Asian Development Bank high power delegation led by Ms. F. Cleo Kawawaki, Principal Director and Head of Office of Market Development and PPPs (OMDP). The other delegation members were Mohammad Azim Hashmi, Advisor to the Principal Director, Deputy Country Director Asad Aleem, and Senior Project Officer Salman Mian.

The CM was assisted by Electric Buses for BRT feeders: The CM discussing the Electric Buses for BRT Feeder routes said that the Sindh government was exploring the transformative impact of electric buses to strive for cleaner and more efficient public transportation solutions in Karachi.