Sergei Sobyanin: Another 117 ultra-fast charging stations for electric buses will be installed in Moscow

An additional 117 ultra-fast charging (UFC) stations for electric buses are to be installed in Moscow. This will allow more new buses to circulate on each route. Since the beginning of the year, more than 40 such devices have been installed in the city. The news was announced by Sergei Sobyanin in a post on his Telegram channel.

“Charging stations for electric buses are produced by Mosgortrans specialists at the SVARZ plant. The high-tech UFC stations, created in Moscow, are among the best in the world in terms of reliability and efficiency. The charging indicators are monitored online by employees of the operations center,” the Mayor of Moscow wrote.

Источник: телеграм-канал Сергея Собянина @mos_sobyanin 

The charging infrastructure is located at the final stops on bus routes and at the operating sites of the Mosgortrans State Unitary Enterprise. This enables the electric bus routes to operate without interruption. Currently, the UFC station network has 395 charging stations with a capacity of 300 kilowatts, of which more than 40 have been installed since the beginning of this year. Plans have been agreed and funding has been allocated for the installation of around 400 more stations.

This year, it is also planned to conclude contracts for the technological connection of another 117 UFC stations to the power network, and these will be installed in 2027. The timing of the work is synchronized with the plans to provide the network with add additional electric buses. Thus, by the end of 2027, the total number of UFC stations will exceed 900 units.

Moscow is a leader in Europe in terms of the number of electric buses. Today, there are more than 2,350 of these environmentally friendly urban transportation vehicles, which have replaced diesel buses, has operating on 212 routes. Between 2025 and 2027, 1,100 electric buses are scheduled for delivery.

In 2024, 207.4 million trips (representing a total of 75.4 million kilometers) were made on electric buses, a 50 percent increase over 2023. In the first quarter of 2025, there were 67.2 passenger journeys (representing a total with 25.6 million kilometers)—almost 70 percent more than in January-March 2024.