EBRD lends Ankara's EGO €57m to renew bus fleet

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed a €57.1 million loan to EGO, the public transport company of Turkish capital Ankara, to replace polluting diesel buses with 254 compressed natural gas buses and install a CNG filling station. 

Buying the new buses will help the company as it retires from service polluting buses of up to 20 years old. EGO will further procure 28 new diesel busses meeting EURO 6 emission standards from their own budget as part of its fleet renewal programme. These improvements will significantly reduce air pollution in the city with decreases in toxic air gases and GHG emissions compared to current conditions.