📋 Tender Overview
Electromobility continues to reach regions and this time the communes of La Serena and Coquimbo joined the plan that seeks to renew fleets throughout the country with electric buses.
In a ceremony headed by President Gabriel Boric and the Minister of Transportation, Juan Carlos Muñoz, the award for the tender for 42 electric buses for said conurbation was announced.
The next launch considers two electric bus services that seek to connect the sectors of El Llano and Sindempart, in Coquimbo, with Las Compañías (Alta and Baja), in La Serena, two densely populated areas.
"This month we are going to sign the contract with the regional company Liserco for the acquisition and commissioning of 42 high-standard electric buses. That means less noise, less pollution, faster journeys. In addition, the tender includes the construction of bus stations. cargo for the fleet in Coquimbo, which will mean an investment of around $3.6 billion a year for the 8 years that the contract lasts," Gabriel Boric, President of the Republic.
According to the president, promoting electromobility in the Coquimbo Region is a priority that is expected to be implemented gradually in different regions of the country and is part of the Special Program to Promote Electromobility.
Regarding the electric buses that will be implemented in La Serena-Coquimbo, there are 42 high-standard machines, which will have air conditioning, WiFi, GPS and accessibility.
The two new services in the Coquimbo-La Serena conurbation will run from Monday to Sunday, with almost 326 departures on weekdays (approximately 82 for each service) , with a maximum peak frequency of 6 buses per hour.
The total number of beneficiaries is estimated at 8,209 people per day and almost 2 and a half million people per year. In addition, this implementation has an associated portfolio of infrastructure projects to support the implementation of electric buses and whose execution period is 2024-2025.
It should be noted that these buses will contribute to the goal of having 100% of the fleet of electric public transport vehicles operating in the country in the year 2040.
