The 2001 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to make a loan of up to US$18.8 million to Avtobusnyi Park Kyzylorda, a municipal public transport company in the city of Kyzylorda, for purchasing of up to 100 green buses that run on CNG (compressed natural gas), the depot workshop equipment and GPS dispatching system.
Krymbek Kusherbayev, of Kyzylorda Oblast, said: “Our citizens deserve better urban transport services. Today the local authorities and SPK Baikonur are pleased to receive EBRD support in establishing CNG bus fleet and the depot in Kyzylorda. Around one fifth of the city’s public transport fleet will be replaced with new modern comfortable buses to service up to 40 per cent of passengers. This project is also Kyzylorda Oblast’s contribution to the development of a green economy, especially ahead of Kazakhstan EXPO-2017. We are looking forward to working together with the EBRD on more projects in the region.”
“The EBRD’s investment will enable Kyzylorda not only to buy modern energy efficient CNG buses which will make the air in the streets much cleaner, but also to consolidate different bus operators into an integrated public transport system, to establish a proper bus depot and to develop a modern bus ticketing system. We are very satisfied with our cooperation with Kyzylorda Oblast, SPK Baikonur and the city authorities and hope other cities in Kazakhstan will see the benefit of these improvements and follow in the city’s footsteps”, said Janet Heckman, EBRD director for Kazakhstan.
Krymbek Kusherbayev, of Kyzylorda Oblast, said: “Our citizens deserve better urban transport services. Today the local authorities and SPK Baikonur are pleased to receive EBRD support in establishing CNG bus fleet and the depot in Kyzylorda. Around one fifth of the city’s public transport fleet will be replaced with new modern comfortable buses to service up to 40 per cent of passengers. This project is also Kyzylorda Oblast’s contribution to the development of a green economy, especially ahead of Kazakhstan EXPO-2017. We are looking forward to working together with the EBRD on more projects in the region.”
“The EBRD’s investment will enable Kyzylorda not only to buy modern energy efficient CNG buses which will make the air in the streets much cleaner, but also to consolidate different bus operators into an integrated public transport system, to establish a proper bus depot and to develop a modern bus ticketing system. We are very satisfied with our cooperation with Kyzylorda Oblast, SPK Baikonur and the city authorities and hope other cities in Kazakhstan will see the benefit of these improvements and follow in the city’s footsteps”, said Janet Heckman, EBRD director for Kazakhstan.
