Strategy and Action Plan for Electrification of Public Transport and Intermediate Public Transport in the Indian Cities

CRDF, CEPT University, along with partners Gujarat Energy Research Management Institute (GERMI), University of Leeds, and Brunel University, UK, submitted a proposal for funding under the Electrifying Urban Mobility theme of the UKPACT research call and was selected for the UKPACT funding for the proposal titled “Strategy and Action Plan for electrification of public transport and intermediate public transport in the cities of Ahmedabad and Mahesana” with the support from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and District Collectorate Mahesana.

The project “Strategy and Action Plan for Electrification of Public Transport and Intermediate Public Transport in the Indian Cities” aims to develop a Strategy and Action Plan for the electrification of PT/IPT services in Ahmedabad and Mehsana for the year 2026. The project brings together leading research groups from India and the UK on public transport planning, mobility behaviour analysis, and technical & policy analysts on renewable energy and electricity grid assessment to develop electrification strategies for PT and IPT in the two cities.