Pilot of Retrofitting Buses in Buenos Aires
Support the company Voltu, to implement a pilot project in the city of Buenos Aires, to test the conversion / retrofitting of fossil fuel buses, into electrical units. Voltu has developed an innovative technology for the manufacture and storage of lithium batteries that allows, through a direct contact cooling method, to extend the life of the battery and reduce its volume. The technology is patented and has been tested on other types of vehicles.

Project Detail

Country

Argentina

Project Number

AR-T1239

Approval Date

April 20, 2020

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

TRANSPORT

Subsector

URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Lending Instrument

Multilateral Investment Fund Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

MIF

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category C: Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts

Total Cost

USD 274,250.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 124,250.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 150,000.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/ME-17956-AR Non-Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Multilateral Investment Fund II (MIF) - Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/ME-17956-AR
  • Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Multilateral Investment Fund II (MIF) -
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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 Implementation Phase
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000033-728654421-188
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (during Execution)
ATNME-17956-AR PSR10264-09302024.pdf
Dec. 02, 2024
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000033-728654421-135
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (during Execution)
ATNME-17956-AR PSR10058-12312023.pdf
Mar. 11, 2024
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000033-728654421-88
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (during Execution)
ATNME-17956-AR PSR09658-06302023.pdf
Sep. 04, 2023
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000033-728654421-82
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (during Execution)
ATNME-17956-AR PSR09428-12312022.pdf
Apr. 26, 2023
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1482072578-2
Donors Memorandum
AR-T1239 - Plan de operaciones.pdf
Sep. 24, 2020
Spanish

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