Hybrid buses in Bucharest public transport

EFA is implementing a program aimed at reducing GHG emissions from public transport by providing non-reimbursable financing, up to 80% of the project's value, for the purchase of electric or hybrid buses and trolleybuses. Within the program, Bucharest City Hall was submitted in October 2018 the application regarding the acquisition of 130 hybrid buses and 100 trolleybuses, and the financing contract was signed in December of the same year. The organization of the procedure and the award of the acquisition contract were made by conducting a public open auction, in compliance with national and European legislation, where economic operators in this field were able to submit offers - in accordance with requirements, norms, and detailed technical characteristics listed in the tender documentation. After all stages of the procurement were completed, the winner bidder, Mercedes, will deliver to the Bucharest municipality 130 electric hybrid buses by September 2021. By September 2020, 51 hybrid buses were already put in circulation, the rest is scheduled to be delivered by September 2021.