Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Romania

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Bucharest

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Proposed

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Dec 2, 2026

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of Romania - City of Bucharest

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Energy
Infrastructure
Transport

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 398.00 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 350
Converted using 2026-09-28 exchange rate.

Loan Amount (USD)

$ 398.00 million

Project Cost (USD)

$ 1,876.28 million

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Oct 3, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Sep 28, 2026

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

Asstated by the EBRD, the project consists of the provision of a senior loan of up to EUR 350 million to the City of Bucharest, to be divided in several tranches, to co-finance, alongside the European Union and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the City's priority investment programme for the modernisation and greening of its public transport.

The Project comprises:

(i) modernisation of the public tram system,
(ii) extension of tramlines along the Prelungirea Ghencea corridor and
(iii) acquisition of trolleybuses to increase passenger transport capacity.

The Project aims to modernise and expand Bucharest public transport system through investments in electric mobility infrastructure, improving urban mobility, connectivity and accessibility while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

Developed under the EBRD Green Cities Framework, the Project builds on the City's Green City Action Plan and includes reforms to strengthen the governance and long-term sustainability of public transport services.

The Project is being developed under the EBRD'sGrCF3 W2, which supports cities in addressing environmental challenges through green investments and policy reforms.

Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania, with a population of around 2 million inhabitants, and serves as the country's main economic, financial and administrative centre and generating a significant share of national economic output.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Client - City of Bucharest:

Isabela Popescu
Email: Isabela.Popescu@pmb.ro / relatiipublice@pmb.ro
Phone: +40 (723) 225 230
Address: Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 47, 030167 Bucuresti

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html