NOVO-OGAREVO, November 20. About 5.5 thousand buses, electric buses and trams will be received by Russian regions in 2023 as part of support mechanisms, another 3 thousand The buses should be delivered in the first quarter of next year only through special treasury loans, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
On Monday, via video link, he took part in an event dedicated to the transfer of equipment to the regions to update the public transport fleet.
«»Within the framework of all these mechanisms, by the end of this year, a cumulative total of about 5.5 thousand buses, electric buses and trams will arrive in the regions. Federal subjects are receiving part of this equipment today. Another 3 thousand buses, through special treasury loans, should be delivered in the first quarter 2024,» Putin said.
To help regions update public transport, new financial support mechanisms were used — special treasury loans, the president recalled. He clarified that 50 billion rubles have been allocated for these purposes, about 3 thousand buses are being transferred to the regions at the expense of these funds this year. In addition, to renew the fleet, preferential leasing mechanisms are widely used, funds from the National Welfare Fund are attracted, and projects for the development of urban ground electric transport are subsidized, Putin noted.
The president called the annual rhythmic renewal of equipment and “reducing the average age of the public transport fleet throughout the country” one of the priorities for the development of passenger transportation.