EBRD and E5P to support vital infrastructure in Ukrainian city of Ternopil
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €10 million to Ternopilelectrotrans, a municipal public transport operator in the city of Ternopil, an economic centre in western Ukraine.
The loan will enhance the resilience and efficiency of the city’s electric public transport infrastructure, reducing emissions while supporting both citizens and nearly 30,000 displaced people who have moved to Ternopil as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The funding will help Ternopilelectrotrans replace its outdated fleet with up to 39 new energy-efficient, low-floor vehicles, along with maintenance and diagnostic equipment, and improve the rolling stock’s electricity supply by modernising a substation. The upgrade will cut annual emissions by 7,570 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
All new trolleybuses will have surveillance cameras to enhance the safety of passengers.
Separately, Ternopilmiskteplokomunenergo, a municipal district heating system operator in the city will also receive additional grant financing of €3 million from the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) Fund, a grant fund established by international donors to co-finance investments in Ukraine’s municipal sector. This raises the total E5P grant contribution under the on-going district heating for the project to €8 million.
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