Reducing the national carbon footprint by 30% by 2030: this is the pledge made by Peru as it continues on its smooth path towards decarbonisation. And in order to do so, the South American nation has truly moved up a gear. Lima, the country’s capital, has just launched the electrification of the city’s public transport system with the introduction of a new 100% electric bus.
The project, which was set up a few days ago, was developed through the collaboration between GSEP (the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership) and its partner companies, Enel X and Hydro-Québec. These two organisations will be responsible for maintaining the charging infrastructure, which was specially designed and developed to meet the city’s specific requirements, for the next three years. Lima’s first e-bus, which is 12m in length, can carry 80 passengers and is run by the Allin Group, the local Protransporte operator. It will serve the Corredor Rojo (the “Red Corridor”), one of the city’s busiest routes.