Government offers Rs80,000 per motorcycle as manufacturers compete for supply targets, but contract awards and deliveries remain unconfirmed.
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 14 (Focus Pakistan) — Pakistan has closed bidding for a fast-track plan that aims to put 100,000 subsidised electric motorcycles on the road within 90 days, but the public procurement record has yet to identify any successful suppliers. The Pakistan electric bike subsidy offers Rs80,000 per motorcycle under a procurement plan that could require Rs8 billion.
The Engineering Development Board (EDB) invited manufacturers and assemblers to compete for supply allocations under the Pakistan Accelerated Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) programme, according to procurement documents published by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA). Bidding closed on November 6.
EDB first advertised the 100,000-bike plan in May, and a second round followed in June.
How the Tender Works
EDB has divided the 100,000 motorcycles into 200 batches of 500 units each. Manufacturers can seek allocations according to their production capacity, and if combined bids exceed the target, EDB plans to cut allocations proportionately.
Funding is to come from the existing New Energy Vehicle levy allocation, according to the documents, which put the subsidy requirement at Rs8 billion if manufacturers deliver all 100,000 bikes. That figure is an estimate of what the programme would need, and the public procurement record does not establish any disbursements under this tender.
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Each participant must offer at least one electric motorcycle priced at Rs250,000 or below.
The documents target deployment within three months, without naming a start date. Manufacturers are to use their existing production capacity and completely knocked-down (CKD) kits already in the country or in transit. EDB sought prequalification for PAVE Phase II and later phases in September. EDB has set no date for consumers to apply.
PAVE So Far
The government launched PAVE in January with a total subsidy of Rs100.36 billion through 2030 for electric bikes, rickshaws, loaders, cars, buses and trucks. Its first phase covered 41,000 vehicles, including 40,000 electric bikes and 1,000 rickshaws and loaders. EDB Chief Executive Officer Hamad Ali Mansoor said earlier this year that 116,000 electric motorcycles were to receive the subsidy in FY2025-26. Electric rickshaws carry a subsidy of Rs400,000 each. Earlier phases provided for subsidy payments through the State Bank of Pakistan and participating banks.
EDB has not said whether the 100,000 fast-track bikes fall within the 116,000 figure it cited for FY2025-26 or come on top of it.
Annex F of the tender outlines the payment mechanism: buyers pay manufacturers the listed motorcycle price minus Rs80,000. The government then reimburses manufacturers after delivery, registration and verification. Each eligible applicant can receive the subsidy for one motorcycle.
What remains unclear is which manufacturers will supply the motorcycles, when deliveries will begin and whether Pakistan can meet its 90-day timetable.
