{
  "id": 7938239,
  "title": "CESL sweetens PM E-bus Sewa tender terms, raises single-bidder limit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/cesl-sweetens-pm-e-bus-sewa-tender-terms-raises-single-bidder-limit",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:30:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-e-bus-sewa-cesl-convergence-energy-services-haryana-electric-buses-e-bus-tender-11789551180964.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has expanded its third tender under the Centre’s PM E-bus Sewa scheme by including Haryana’s demand for 450 electric buses. This brings the total order size to 4,054 buses. The tender has also seen changes to the conditions to make it more attractive to bidders. The updated tender document reviewed by Mint shows these modifications.",
  "summary": "CESL also allows bidders to include fresh equity raised in 2026-27 towards their net worth.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The changes to the PM E-bus Sewa tender terms, including a higher single-bidder limit and added demand from Haryana, are likely to make the opportunity more attractive to potential bidders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}