The EBRD Client e-Procurement Portal (ECEPP) has announced an international tender for the supply of 10 battery shunting locomotives for the Ukrainian Railways joint-stock company (Ukrzaliznytsia) under the Ukrzaliznytsia Emergency Capex (UZ Emergency Capex) project.
Volodymyr Shemaiev, director of the Office for International Projects at Ukrzaliznytsia, announced this in a statement, the CFTS portal reports.
According to the statement, the locomotives will be used for shunting in depots and terminals.
“This purchase also complies with the provisions of the Ukraine Plan for the purchase of new rolling stock with zero greenhouse gas emissions,” Shemaiev said.
As reported previously, in June 2024, Ukrzaliznytsia reached an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the provision of an additional EUR 300 million for the purchase of electric freight locomotives under the program for the renewal of its locomotive fleet.
The relevant memorandum between Ukrzaliznytsia, the EBRD, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure was signed in Berlin during the Ukraine Recovery Conference.
Ukrzaliznytsia announced a tender for the supply of electric locomotives in May 2024. Depending on the availability of funds, it planned to purchase 30 or 80 electric locomotives. According to the tender documents, the potential supplier must develop and offer Ukrzaliznytsia 80 mainline electric locomotives for dual (AC/DC) supply voltage, including 25 kV, and a minimum operating speed of 120 km/h. In addition, the supplier must train Ukrzaliznytsia personnel to operate the new locomotives.
