📋 Tender Overview
To date, the electric bus service has registered 11,543 validations, with 852 services carried out and 8,096 users transported, data that reflects good acceptance of the system in its initial stage. Added to these indicators is the positive assessment of passengers, who highlight the travel experience as one of the main attributes of the new service. These buses are very comfortable, with air conditioning. I hope that people appreciate and care, because they travel very well, said one of the users. Other passengers also highlighted the comfort and technological details of the units. It is an impeccable bus, super comfortable, with inputs to charge the phone, a very good option for those traveling without a battery, and a very pleasant interior temperature, like traveling in your own home, they noted. Bus loading On the other hand, the deployment of the service is supported by the infrastructure necessary to guarantee its operation. In this framework, the Vice Ministry of Transportation carried out, with the support of Itaipu and through the Itaipu Technology Park (PTI), the construction of two charging stations in Government Offices and on the MOPC San Lorenzo Workshops property, equipped with electric chargers, technical infrastructure and security systems. The installation of the electrical system includes a 23 kV medium voltage supply from a protected feeder, with 500 kVA ANDE type transformers. The system incorporates fast charging technology, which allows optimizing recharging times and ensuring the operational continuity of electric buses. With these advances in daily operations and infrastructure, the electric bus system consolidates its first steps within the process of modernizing public transportation, with a direct impact on the travel experience of thousands of users and on the implementation of more efficient and sustainable mobility. Date: December 30, 2025
