Imported buses to meet Euro 5 emissions standards

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has adopted the Euro 5 regulation and will apply it to all buses and trucks that are imported to Qatar.

Starting from the models manufactured for 2022, Qatar MOTC implemented this in coordination with Qatar Petroleum, the Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS) and the General Directorate of Traffic.

This comes in the context of an ongoing strategy to switch to ecofriendly electric vehicles in Qatar. The move also aims to upgrade the specifications of buses and trucks to conform to the clean Euro 5 diesel, thus achieving environmental sustainability by rolling out more of clean technologies, clean fuel and electrical energy to reduce vehicle exhausts and harmful carbon emissions.

MOTC is working on several strategic projects to develop the bus network and provide a fresh set of special routes and services, in addition to providing the necessary infrastructure and relevant logistic services: establishing 8 stations and 4 depots and various parking spaces for vehicles and buses; establishing 2700 bus stops, establishing stations and parking spaces for water taxis, in collaboration with Public Works Authority (Ashghal).