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EMT Madrid's electric fleet nears 600 buses
The Consejo de Administración de EMT Madrid has approved the draft accounts for 2027: 937.86 million euros and 167.2 million in investments. The budget includes 65 electric buses and the final phase of the Teleférico renovation.
The renovation of the Teleférico de Madrid will focus €17.8 million on the final phase planned for 2027. The project does not specify when it will reopen to the public.
The EMT Madrid Board of Directors approved a draft budget of €937.86 million for 2027 this Friday, an increase of €39.71 million compared to the previous year. The announced investments total €167.2 million.
Part of this spending will go to the fleet. The company plans to allocate €34.3 million to acquire 65 electric buses, bringing it closer to 600 zero-emission vehicles. These would represent almost 30% of all municipal buses.
The purchase requires adapting the facilities that support the service. The plan sets aside more than €93.3 million for sustainable and innovative infrastructure, including charging equipment and pantographs for the buses. It also includes improvements to parking areas and spaces connecting different modes of transport.
The construction of new facilities has a budget of €28.2 million. Among the projects is the Centro de Operaciones de La Elipa, designed with innovation and sustainability in mind.
The accounts also include reinforcement of lines that may be affected by major works. EMT Madrid mentions the undergrounding of the A-5 and the construction of the Conde de Casal interchange.
The planned electrification combines the purchase of buses with the adaptation of the centres where they operate and their charging systems. The budget project places these works alongside the construction of new facilities. For the Teleférico, the €17.8 million is allocated to completing the modernisation and installing technical elements. There is no specific date for reopening to the public.