On Friday, Tata Motors bagged an order for 1,500 electric buses from Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) as part of a tender by Convergence Energy Services Ltd.

As per the company’s statement, the auto major will supply, operate and maintain air-conditioned, low-floor, 12-metre fully-built electric buses for 12 years, as per the contract, it said.

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“The delivery of these buses will further fortify our partnership with DTC and help in environment-friendly mass mobility for the city of Delhi. We are committed to modernising public transportation in India and keeping sustainability at the core in the designing of futuristic vehicles,” Tata Motors Vice President (Product Line Buses) Rohit Srivastava said in a statement.

More than 650 electric buses have been supplied to Mumbai-based companies, which have clocked more than 39 million kilometres.

Delhi Transport Corporation MD Neeraj Semwal said, “the induction of the environment-friendly buses will help reduce air pollution and benefit millions of citizens”.

Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) MD and CEO Mahua Acharya said the Delhi Government had shown exemplary leadership in transitioning to electric buses. “We are fortunate to have benefited from this and are thankful to Tata Motors for their generous collaboration,” she added.