This technical report assesses the legal, financial, and operational viability of alternative procurement and ownership models to support accelerated battery-electric bus deployment in South Africa, focusing on the specific realities of Cape Town and Johannesburg. Set against a more constrained fiscal environment featuring the winding-down phase of the Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG) and proposed … Continued

This policy brief distills the regulatory and funding actions required to enable bankable and scalable electric bus procurement in the South African cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg. While the Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG) remains a critical funding pillar , its upcoming winding-down phase sharpens the need for alternative procurement routes that ease upfront … Continued