West Bengal Transport Corporation set to convert bus fleet from diesel to CNG
By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd - 2nd August 2021
Bihar/Mumbai - West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bengal Gas Co Ltd (BGCL) to set up compressed natural gas (CNG) re-fuelling stations to allow WBTC to operate a converted CNG bus fleet. WBTC says it plans to convert its fleet of buses from diesel to CNG in several phases and is currently in process of testing and validating several converted vehicle options.
The agreement, which is for a five-years, will see BGCL set up CNG fuel stations within the premises of WBTC and in the first phase, BGCL will set up eight stations at bus depots in Howrah, Salt Lake, Thakurpukur, Nilgunj, Belghoria, Santragachi, Karunamoyee and Kasba. BGCL plans to invest USD0.46m for each station at the eight depots.
