In a report released at a Thursday meeting with the Hanoi People's Committee, Transerco said that in 2024, they conducted over 3.40 million trips, transporting over 234 million passengers, or 58 percent of the city's total passenger transportation volume.
The report said, " We're following the green and digital transition for sustainable development by using green energy for our bus fleet. "Beginning February 1, we'll use electric buses on three bus routes, including No 05 (Linh Dam Urban Area-Phu Dien), 39 (Nghia Do Park-Tu Hiep), and 47 (Long Bien-Bat Trang).
Transerco said that the transition will be carried out in steps to ensure proper operations for its partners. The company also urged the Hanoi People's Committee to approve a financial support programme for their transition project.
Speaking at the meeting, Hanoi People's Committee vice chairman Nguyen Manh Quyen stressed that the transition to electric vehicles will be given priority and all enterprises operating in public transportation should start using green energy for their fleets from this year.
Hanoi aims for a mix of electric buses (50 percent) and buses powered by cleaner burning fuels like liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) (50 percent) between 2026 and 2030. The estimated financial investment for this transition is VND43 trillion (USD1.79 billion).
The plan prioritises electrifying buses operating in central urban areas (within Ring Road 4). New bus routes will also be designed to use electric and green energy vehicles.
By 2030, a significant portion (70-90 percent) of the existing diesel bus fleet will be replaced with clean-energy buses.