The Seychelles Public Transport Corporation (SPTC) has received a first consignment of 10 new Ashok Leyland buses today, Wednesday 28th December, onboard MV Maersk Nile. The ship docked in at Port Victoria this morning and the balance of 50 buses are expected to arrive in batches throughout the first quarter of 2023.
The buses are being manufactured by Ashok Leyland India as they offered the best bid during the Tender process and financing is by the Government of Seychelles through a line of credit from Exim Bank India.
Mr Geffy Zialor, Chief Operations Officer at SPTC explained that, “The fleet of new buses will consist of large capacity and medium capacity buses that has been customized to increase the comfort of both commuter and driver”.
The buses are expected to be in operations once the formalities have been completed.
