Amman to introduce new bus fleet under EBRD Green Cities programme

January 5, 2021
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The population of Amman will benefit from the introduction of a new bus fleet in the Jordanian capital thanks to its participation in EBRD Green Cities, the Bank’s pioneering urban sustainability programme.

In a first Jordanian project under the initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €14.8 million financial package to Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) for the procurement of a new bus fleet. The new fleet will consist of 15 zero-emission electric buses, the first of their kind in Jordan, and 136 Euro V diesel buses. The electric buses will be financed with €2.8 million from the EBRD and the same amount from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), while the diesel buses will be purchased with a €12 million EBRD loan.

Relative to the current fleet, the new vehicles will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, while offering commuters easy access to a safe and comfortable means of transport. The city will also introduce new routes and refurbish its bus depot, which will be leased to a private-sector operator that will manage the facility.

Since the start of its operations in Jordan in 2012, the EBRD has provided more than €1.4 billion in 54 projects to the country’s economy. The Bank’s priority in Jordan is to support sustainable energy, finance private enterprises and promote infrastructure reform.

 

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