January the 11th, 2026 – Končar is set to construct a mega electric bus terminal in Zagreb which will be able to be in function for 24 hours per day.
As Sinisa Malus/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Končar has been selected for the construction of a mega electric bus terminal in Zagreb. When it is finally completed, 124 buses will be able to charge 24 hours a day, which will be significant for the electrification of public transport across the capital.
The contract the aforementioned company signed with the City of Zagreb has a term of ten months. The decision on the selection was made back in early November, while the contract was officially signed on December the 29th, 2025. The value of the contract stands at a whopping 7.85 million euros excluding VAT, which is significantly less than the estimated value of the purchase, for which more than 21 million euros were initially secured.
Končar is expected to carry out the entire job of constructing the mega electric bus terminal in Zagreb in cooperation with subcontractors, its daughter company Končar – Digital and the company TSG from Germany and its Croatian subsidiary. The project is being financed with the support of the Ministry of Economy through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO), within which more than 21 million euros in grants have been secured for the ZET charging station. Upon completion, the terminal in Podsused will become the largest such facility in the entire country. The work is expected to be completed by the end of the year, and during construction, the Podsused Bus Service must remain fully functional, so that public transport is not disrupted.
Electric buses have already become the standard in many European metropolises, and this investment will allow Zagreb to catch up with Berlin, Vienna and Rome – cities that are massively switching to electric public transport.
As a reminder, three more bids were received for the tender: that of the Riko and Duplico consortium with a bid of just under eight million euros, Hitachi Energy with a bid of 10.24 million and Intis Engineering with a bid of 11.5 million euros. Končar was nevertheless selected as the most economically advantageous bidder, with an acceptable bid.
Končar AC and DC chargers, with power ranges from seven to 44 kilowatts for AC and 50 to 600 kilowatts for DC, are designed to meet all customer requirements. AC chargers (depending on power) have the option of 32A charging of two vehicles at the same time.
DC chargers are modular solutions with power modules of 50 kilowatts with the possibility of upgrading up to 600 kilowatts. The dynamic power distribution management system enables the distribution between the charger outputs of 25 kilowatts, thereby optimising energy consumption to the maximum. DC chargers come in the form of a charging station and a powerful unit with satellites for vehicle charging.
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