Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will procure 1,000 electric AC buses (600 nine-metre and 400 twelve-metre units) under India's PM E-DRIVE Scheme, with 700 allocated to AMTS and 300 to BRTS. The Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited board approved the work order on 5 March 2026, following a joint tender by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Convergence Energy Services Limited. The buses will operate under a Gross Cost Contract model and will expand the city's electric fleet from around 200 electric buses today.
Why it matters: The 1,000-bus award represents one of India's largest single municipal electric bus procurements under the national PM E-DRIVE programme, signalling sustained demand for depot charging infrastructure and operations contracts. Procurement professionals should note the GCC model and the joint tender structure, which may set a template for other Indian cities accessing central government funding.