Cool Ride, Hot Price: Sofia Installs 5,000-Euro ACs in Old Trams

Sofia’s municipal transport company "Stolich Elektrotransport" has initiated a contract to install air conditioning units in the cabins of older tram models at a unit cost exceeding 10,000 leva (5,000 euros), OFFNews reports. The overall value of the public procurement deal reaches 601,650 leva before VAT.

The move comes in the wake of a six-day effective public transport strike that left the Bulgarian capital without buses, trams, and trolleybuses, raising public frustration over service conditions and infrastructure.

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