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„Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД

Live now: 1 tender, largest 18 articulated trams 1435 mm gauge ($25–100m); holds relationships with Škoda Group.

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Type
Transit authority — municipal sole-owner joint-stock company; Sofia's tram and trolleybus operator and the buyer of its vehicles
Market · Region
European Union · Bulgaria
Open tenders
1
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations

Runs Sofia's trams and trolleybuses on two gauges with over 263 km tram wire.

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Runs Sofia's trams and trolleybuses on two gauges — 1009 mm on the older network and 1435 mm on the converted lines — with a contact network the company puts at over 263 km of tram and 257 km of trolleybus wire fed from 24 rectifier substations. It is the largest urban rolling-stock buyer outside the metro and has run four separate tram procurements since 2024.

Type
Transit authority — municipal sole-owner joint-stock company; Sofia's tram and trolleybus operator and the buyer of its vehicles
Where
Bulgaria · Sofia
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations

Structure

  • owned by Sofia Municipality — „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД describes itself as a municipal sole-owner joint-stock company running Sofia's trams and trolleybuses (active)

Who holds what here

  • awarded Škoda Group — 40 articulated and 35 standard low-floor trolleybuses to Skoda Electric a.s., and, both contracts concluded 12 December 2025 (trolleybus, not carried as a rail tender) (active · since 2025-12-12)
Sources for these relationships (3)
  • ● „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) · Company site: a municipal sole-owner joint-stock company running Sofia's trams and trolleybuses; contact network over 263 km tram and 257 km trolleybus, 24 rectifier substations; figures as at 2009–2010 as published (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) — Bulgaria – Trolleybuses – Доставка на 35 броя нови нископодови климатизирани тролейбуси с дължина 12 m, contract-award notice — notice 11069-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) — Bulgaria – Trolleybuses – Доставка на 40 броя нови нископодови климатизирани тролейбуси с дължина 18 m, contract-award notice — notice 9669-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)

Tenders

TenderStatusValue bandNext key date
18 articulated trams 1435 mm gaugeRetender$25–100mPublished December 2024
40 articulated trams 1009 mm gaugeBids closed$100–500mBids closed August 2026 · award expected
10 bidirectional trams 1009 mm gaugeBids closed$25–100mBids closed September 2026 · award expected
Sofia Electric Transport rectifier substationsBids closed$5–25mBids closed February 2026 · award expected
20 articulated trams 1009 mm gaugeCancelled$25–100mDate August 2026

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  • Portals (3)
  • Published contacts (2)

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