EBRD invests in trolleybuses for Kyrgyz Republic

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting support for public transport in the Kyrgyz Republic with a US$10.1 million sovereign loan, accompanied by a US$ 5.5 million grant from the EBRD’s Shareholder Special Fund, for the benefit of the municipally owned Bishkek Trolleybus Company.
March 26, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The 2001 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting support for public transport in the Kyrgyz Republic with a US$10.1 million sovereign loan, accompanied by a US$ 5.5 million grant from the EBRD’s Shareholder Special Fund, for the benefit of the municipally owned Bishkek Trolleybus Company.

The loan will enable the city of Bishkek to buy about 44 high-floor and 32 low-floor trolleybuses, to partially upgrade related infrastructure, and provide support for the introduction of electronic ticketing in the city. This is expected to reduce CO2 emissions from public transport in Bishkek by eight per cent.

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