{"id":54057,"date":"2020-02-04T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T06:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techlekh.com\/?p=54057"},"modified":"2020-02-04T19:57:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:12:50","slug":"sajha-yatayat-electric-bus-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/sajha-yatayat-electric-bus-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt. Calls Tender for 300 Electric Buses Again! Is Sajha Yatayat Out of the Picture?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The electric market in Nepal is booming. Plus, both the Government of Nepal and Nepal Electric Association (NEA) are heavily focused on promoting just that. Just a few days ago, NEA announced a 45-day global tender to built 50 Charging Stations across Nepal.<\/a><\/p>\n Okay, there\u2019s a lot happening in the e-Market scene. You have Project Zero<\/a> going to launch Nepal\u2019s First Electric Motorcycle, Hulas Motors Da Vinci<\/a> with Nepal\u2019s First Electric Car, even Sundar Yatayat<\/a> has plans to build electric vehicles assembly plant in Nepal.<\/p>\n While every news deserves its own spotlight, the Transportation Ministry\u2019s announcement of this tender deserves an extra bit of attention.<\/p>\n Before we do that, let\u2019s get some details first.<\/p>\n The government of Nepal wants to promote e-Buses in Nepal. So, it has assigned Ministry Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT)) to set up a tender to procure 300 electric buses. Currently, the ministry is working to finalizing paperwork to procure all the 300 buses at a time.<\/p>\n Previously, the Government allocated Rs. 3 Billion to buy electric buses. So, the amount will remain unchanged.<\/p>\n Since this is a government process, it will take some time. However, we can expect to see a listing of the tender in local newspapers.<\/p>\n Okay, that was the entire news. However, time moves fast. Let\u2019s take a quick stroll down the memory lane, this has already happened a few months ago.<\/p>\n Sajha Yatayat had successfully obtained the tender to buy and operate over 300 e-buses in the Nepali market. Interestingly, the Government had set forth a list of specifications, basic guidelines that highlighted technical specifications of the e-Bus. Moreover, the specification document was approved by a cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n So, Sajha Yatayat had to follow those specifications, acquire those 300 e-Buses, and it would have been the end of it. Unfortunately, things went sideways.<\/p>\n The government had provided specifications approved by a cabinet meeting. However, after three months of the release of the funds, they altered the specifications.\u201d<\/p>\n Rajeshwor Gyawali, Joint Secretary at MoPIT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sajha Yatayat denied such claims, stating that there\u2019s a huge difference between theoretical specifications and practical implementations. \u00a0While Sajha Yatayat says that the company implemented 90% of specification from the document, the rest of the changes were made based on past experience, experts\u2019 suggestion, and a literature review.<\/p>\n Clearly, Sajha Yatayat took the \u201cspecifications document\u201d as a “reference document”. However, that didn\u2019t sit well with the Govt of Nepal. So, Sajha Yatayat had to refund the Govt the Rs. 3 Billion with interest! Therefore, Sajha Yatayat seems to be out of the picture.<\/p>\n Finally, we reach the present! Personally, it\u2019s a bummer because I really like the way Sajha Bus operates. Anyways, I\u2019ll be more than happy to see 300 e-buses on the roads of Nepal But I do hope the Government dedicates enough resources and research to prevent something like that from happening ever again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The electric market in Nepal is booming. Plus, both the Government of Nepal and Nepal Electric Association (NEA) are heavily focused on promoting just that. Just a few days ago, NEA announced a 45-day global tender to built 50 Charging Stations across Nepal. Okay, there\u2019s a lot happening in the e-Market scene. You have Project…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":54091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2030,4],"tags":[2189,6529,3745,275],"yoast_head":"\nMore Details<\/h3>\n
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