ADB Approves $51 Million Battery-Electric Bus Project in the Kyrgyz Republic
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50.65 million package to help the Kyrgyz Republic procure battery-electric buses and enhance transport infrastructure in the country’s capital city Bishkek, thereby improving air quality, cutting carbon emissions, and reducing traffic congestion.


The Urban Transport Electrification Project, which comprises a $25 million loan, a $25 million grant, and $650,000 in cofinancing from the High-Level Technology Fund, will finance the purchase of 120 modern, battery-electric buses that will replace outdated diesel and trolleybuses. The project will also upgrade the infrastructure of two trolleybus depots and establish a 3.5-kilometer green mobility pilot corridor to increase bus speed and improve service reliability of public transport in Bishkek city center.