| Project Detail |
This is a major allocation under the framework loan 2018-0285. The components included in the allocation are the following: (i) The construction of the 2 electric Bus Rapid Transit lines: Line B going from Royat place Allard to Aulnat and Line C going from Cournon dAuvergne to Durtol (ii) The implementation for the associated equipment ( information and management systems, charging infrastructure);(iii) The construction of a new bus depot; (iv)The purchase of 40 articulated electric buses for the Bus Rapid Transit lines and additional 11 articulated electric buses and 3 standard electric buses for other bus lines.
Objectives
The purpose of this allocation is to finance the components of the short-medium term multiannual investment plan of the Syndicat Mixte des Transports of Clermont (SMTC-AC). The schemes will benefit the Clermont metropolitan area (ClermontFerrand and the 20 surrounding municipalities) and two additional municipalities of Mur-sur-Allier and Pérignat-es-Allier. The project is critical to secure the future of existing sustainable urban mobility alternatives, especially for the most vulnerable people in peripheral areas of the urban area, which need public transport.
Comments
The cost of the Inspire project is budgeted to date at EUR 324m. Other investments related to the future 2026 public transport network as well as the renewal of the bus fleet excluding Inspire lines (energy transition) also constitute a base of expenditure which contributes to a potential volume of EUR 400m.
Sector(s)
Transport - Transportation and storage
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 90 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 400 million |
