SL to add 50 electric buses to public transport system

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will launch a pilot project adding 50 electric buses to create an efficient and quality transport service, Transport State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said.
He said that the approval of the Cabinet has already been received for this project, which is being implemented by Lakdiva Engineering Company Private Limited.
He expressed these views during a press conference themed ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’, held at the Presidential Media Centre, this week.

“As per the instructions given by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, we are currently working as a ministry to create a perfect and efficient transport service with technology. Lakdiva Engineering Company Private Limited has been established as a private company on 24 acres of land in the Ekala area,” Alagiyawanna said.