Eco-friendly electric bus depot opens in Lusail

Lusail Bus Depot

With a capacity for 478 vehicles, the Lusail Bus Depot, which is regarded as the largest electric bus depot in the world, was officially opened.

The facility was officially opened by H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transportation. In addition to representatives from the Qatari transportation sector and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), H E Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, President of the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), and others attended the ceremony.

Located in Lusail City, north of Doha, the depot was developed in an area of more than 400,000 square metres. The Depot, part of Ministry of Transport’s (MoT) Public Bus Infrastructure Program, consists of 24 multipurpose buildings, in addition to bus bays, service facilities, recreational facilities, green spaces, and substations. 

The depot also features approximately 11,000 PV solar panels covering a total area of over 25,000 square metres to generate 4 megawatts of power to feed the depot’s buildings with needed power.

The depot is divided into three zones. The first zone includes 478 parking bays for e-buses equipped with 248 electric charging equipment.

The second zone includes accommodations for all the depot staff with a capacity of 1400 people. The third zone is a depot for BRT e-buses. It includes 24 bays equipped with 24 electric chargers.