Solaris to deliver 10 articulated trolleybuses in Sarajevo, broadening its presence in a 36th country

Next stop: Sarajevo. Solaris has been awarded its first contract in Bosnia Herzegovina, where the Ministry of Transport of the Canton of Sarajevo ordered 10 articulated trolleybuses. The delivery of the Trollino 18 vehicles is scheduled for mid-2026. With this order, Bosnia and Herzegovina will join the list of 36 countries with Solaris vehicles. To date, Solaris has delivered more than 5,500 zero-emission vehicles and […]

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Next stop: Sarajevo. Solaris has been awarded its first contract in Bosnia Herzegovina, where the Ministry of Transport of the Canton of Sarajevo ordered 10 articulated trolleybuses. The delivery of the Trollino 18 vehicles is scheduled for mid-2026. With this order, Bosnia and Herzegovina will join the list of 36 countries with Solaris vehicles.

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To date, Solaris has delivered more than 5,500 zero-emission vehicles and is the European market leader in trolleybuses (and in zero emission buses). In 2024, the company held more than 60% of the market share and, to date, has delivered nearly 2,500 trolleybuses to customers in 70 cities. The largest single order completed so far was last year’s delivery of 100 Trollino 12 trolleybuses to Bucharest.

Solaris trolleybuses coming to Sarajevo

Representatives of the Ministry of Transport of the Sarajevo Canton and Solaris Bus & Coach have signed a contract for the purchase of 10 Trollino trolleybuses, each 18 meters long.

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In the photo, from the left: Kepa Mendikute, Director of Commercial and Technical Bidding Office, Solaris Bus & Coach, Adnan Šteta, Minister of Transport, Canton of Sarajevo.

The procurement tender for these trolleybuses was conducted and financed in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

In addition to traditional trolleybus drives, the articulated Trollino 18 for Sarajevo will be equipped with batteries, allowing them to cover distances of up to 20 km without connection to the overhead catenary system.

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