Bengaluru: Only 30 of 90 electric buses plying due to lack of charging stations

Out of the 90 electric buses which the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) received last year, only 30 are plying due to a lack of charging facilities at its depots in Yeshwantpura and KR Puram, officials said.

The charging facility at Kengeri depot is ready, and according to senior officials, the facility at other depots will be functional by the first week of March.

“We hope to run all the buses by next month. Each depot will operate 30 buses, and as of now, the e-buses are being operated from Kengeri depot. NTPC will install the charging stations at depots by the end of this month or early next month,” a BMTC official said.