Batumi first city in S. Caucasus to have electric buses thanks to EU
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Batumi has become the first city in the South Caucasus where non-polluting, fully electric buses have been added to the transport fleet thanks to EU financial aid.
These10 buses were purchased for Batumi as part of the EU, EBRD and E5P fund efforts to promote sustainable green development.
Passengers in Batumi are the first in the South Caucasus to experience quiet, non-polluting electric buses!
— EU Delegation Georgia ???????? (@EUinGeorgia) July 27, 2021
10 modern electric vehicles were purchased for Batumi as part of the EU, @EBRD & @E5PFund efforts to promote sustainable green development. pic.twitter.com/epqtk2JdE5
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has stated that the project aims to make Batumi ‘greener’ and to support the green economy in Georgia.
The buses are fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.
Local authorities say that several streets have been remade for the new vehicles and bus-lines were painted.
Electric buses will be added to the transport fleet of Georgia’s Black Sea town of Batumi starting this autumn, says Batumi City Hall.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a new Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) programme in Georgia to develop energy efficiency in the country.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will allocate €80 million to help Georgia purchase compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for Tbilisi, of which €65 million will be used for purchasing buses and €15 million for building a bus depot.
Georgia’s coastal city of Batumi will be the first in the country to serve passengers with electric buses, as per an agreement signed between Batumi City Hall and the Belarussian electric car manufacturer Belkommunmash.
An artificial island in the shape of a palm tree is planned to be built in Georgia's Black Sea resort town of Batumi in which 'several hundred million dollars will be invested', head of the government of Adjara Tornike Rizhvadze told local Imedi TV.
In total $100 million will be invested in an artificial island in the shape of a palm tree planned to be built in Georgia's Black Sea resort town of Batumi. Ambassador Island is the name of the project which will be developed on 90 ha in Tamari settlement, at the entrance to the city, near Batumi Central Station.
Lawrence Meredith, Director for Neighbourhood East and Institution Building at the European Commission and Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, have visited Imereti and Adjara to highlight the EU’s support to Georgian regions. The visit, which took place on 20-21 October, centred around the EU’s Economic and Investment Plan for Georgia and focused on connectivity issues in and around the Black Sea.