Electric mobilityActive

Guagua Fontibón Electric Bus Project

Enel X (Enel Colombia) and InfraBridge financed and now operate 401 electric buses along ten routes through Bogotá's Fontibón and Usme districts, with IDB Invest as joint lead arranger of the roughly USD 134 million package.

Fontibón and Usme districts, Bogotá, ColombiaElectric bus fleetNone
Image credit
The Bogotá River in Fontibón, Colombia. District context; no Guagua bus or charging infrastructure is pictured.Location context · Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2013 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorEnel X (Enel Colombia) and InfraBridge
EcosystemElectric bus fleet
StandardNone
StatusActive
LocationFontibón and Usme districts, Bogotá, Colombia
Overview

Inside the project

The UK Sustainable Infrastructure Program and BNP Paribas joined the financing package alongside IDB Invest.

The project is projected to reduce emissions by about 237,464 tonnes of CO2.

401
Electric buses
10
Routes served
237,464 tCO2 (projected)
Projected emissions reduction
134M USD
Financing package

Objectives

  • Operate 401 electric buses along ten routes in Bogotá
  • Reduce emissions from the routes served

Approach

  • IDB Invest jointly arranged financing with the UK Sustainable Infrastructure Program and BNP Paribas for Enel X and InfraBridge to operate the electric bus fleet.

Sources

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  1. idbinvest.org ↗https://idbinvest.org/en/news-media/idb-invest-and-enel-join-forces-promote-electromobility-colombia

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