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Project Development Objective(s)
Proposed Development Objective(s)
The Development Objectives are to 1) enhance the technical, financial and institutional readiness of federal
government agencies and 2) support the preparation of electric bus pilot projects in selected Brazilian cities.
Key Results
The requested CTF PPG grant is planned to build on existing efforts in Brazil on clean bus implementation and
provide preparation support for a strong pipeline of electric bus pilots in selected cities.
· First, the new activities under the CTF grant would share the knowledge and lessons learned from the
Clean Bus Implementation TA in five LAC cities funded by the NDC Partnership Support Facility
(P164403), so that it could bring the government counterparts up to speed on the enabling factors
and roles of stakeholders in the electromobility agenda.
· Second, the CTF grant would be used to design a comprehensive assessment framework to
understand the gaps and readiness in cities and with the framework to identify candidate cities for
pilot projects. The framework should include legal, institutional, industry, contractual, financial and
technical aspects in transport, energy and environment sectors that would fundamentally facilitate
the transition to bus electrification.
· Third, the CTF grant would be used to establish a national implementation facility comprising of
relevant federal government agencies. The facility is planned to consolidate technical capacity, unlock
financial resources, harmonize policies and operational procedures, and coordinate multiple
stakeholders in the run up to electromobility.
· Lastly, the grant would be used to design the roadmap of actions for the selected cities and conduct
feasibility studies in preparation for the pilot project, including corridor selection, technology
compatibility, infrastructure construction, grid impact analysis, electricity pricing, fare management,
data collection and monitoring etc
Activities/Components
Activity 1: Knowledge sharing on the topic of electromobility for federal government, cities and
professional associations
· Organize workshop to disseminate the findings and recommendations on clean bus in the overall LAC
region based on the NDC project
Activity 2: Design the assessment framework of enabling factors for electric bus introduction and scale-up
with federal government entities
· Public Transport: Characteristics and stakeholders, route compatibility, operational costs, tendering
and concessions, existing contracts, willingness to pay potentially higher fares, maintenance,
stocktaking of data and experience in e-bus pilots
· Energy and Infrastructure: Available energy sources, standardization and deployment of charging
facilities, energy subsidies, utilities demand management and pricing, impacts on electricity network,
operational requirements and barriers in power generation and distribution, potential synergies with
renewable energy
· Environment: Climate change commitments, GHG mitigation implications, bus emission standards,
pollution monitoring and environmental regulations
· Funding and Financing: Funding sources, government subsidies, financing instruments and business
models
· Governance and Markets: Institutions, regulations, procurement, supply of technologies and total
costs of ownership
Activity 3: Identify candidate cities and apply the assessment framework to understand barriers and
opportunities in local contexts
· Identify candidate cities in Brazil based on city sizes, capacities, counterpart interest and previous
Bank engagement
· Apply the assessment framework to analyze gaps and readiness, barriers and opportunities of
selected cities
· Develop consensus among key stakeholders, development partners and financiers on defining and
preparing pilot interventions
Activity 4: Prepare the establishment of a national implementation facility and develop implementation
plan for the e-bus pilots
· Prepare the establishment of a national implementation facility to select, appraise, fund and monitor
the implementation of e-bus projects in Brazilian cities. The facility will support governance, technical
and fiduciary aspects, which include unlocking financial resources, harmonizing policies and
operational procedures, consolidating technical capacity and coordinating multiple stakeholders in
implementation and supervision, and identifying scale-up opportunities
· Develop implementation plan on the pre-identified corridors in terms of appropriate scale, scope and
timeframe, and should include options of location and construction design, financing, procurement,
concession, operation and maintenance protocols, revenue management, policies and regulations,
charging standards, power distribution and storage, and data monitoring and evaluation plans
· Prepare customized training materials for counterparts and stakeholders to improve strategic policy
making and improve technical/operational know-how |
