📋 Tender Overview
Scope :
For the first dedicated electric bus rapid transit lane in East Africa, Kenya and the European Commission jointly agreed to fund the project, with a deal for EUR 347.6 million (roughly Ksh 50 billion).
Zero-emission electric buses will be a feature of the Green Mobility-Nairobi core Bus Rapid Transit line 3 (BRT 3). It will also introduce intelligent transport system features, and reasonably priced fare setting. Additionally, it will include access to the public transportation system for youth, women, as well as low-income households. It is said that it ill also address traveler safety.
Kenya has been at the forefront of electrifying public transportation systems, at least in Nairobi and throughout Africa. The country is still far from hitting the levels of the United States, China, and other advanced countries. Despite that, Kenya has been receptive to electric vehicle companies looking to put their vehicles on the road for the bulk of public transit customers.
To implement the BRT system with the aid of EU/Team Europe technical support, the Kenyan government also held talks with the informal matatu bus industry.
Bus rapid transit (BRT), a cost-effective form of public transportation, has gained in popularity during the past several years in African cities.
