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North Macedonia electric bus procurement

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In July 2026, the Macedonian Ministry of Transport reopened a tender for 150 electric buses and 75 charging stations after a previous award was cancelled. Transport Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski confirmed that four companies submitted bids, with technical requirements including specific seating capacities, wheelchair accessibility, and a four-year service guarantee. Following an electronic auction, the Public Procurement Commission awarded the contract to a joint Hungarian-Austrian consortium consisting of IKARUS Electric Zrt and EVN, which provided the lowest-price offer. The total winning price was approximately 3.12 billion denars. The agreement established a three-phase delivery schedule over eighteen months: 30 buses and 15 chargers within six months, 60 buses and 30 chargers within twelve months, and the final 60 buses and 30 chargers within eighteen months. The procurement process reached a final milestone in August 2026 after the Public Procurement Complaints Commission rejected an appeal, allowing the project to proceed. ~~While the formal contract allows for a six-month delivery window from the signing date,~~ Following this rejection, Deputy Prime Minister ~~Nikoloski has requested~~ and Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikolloski stated that the ~~initial~~ country is set to receive its first batch of 30 electric buses ~~be delivered as early as~~ in December 2025 or January ~~2026~~ 2026. The full delivery of the 150 buses is expected to ~~expedite~~ be completed within the ~~modernization of Skopje’s public transport fleet.~~ 18-month timeframe.

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