Jeepney+ NAMA
The objective of the Jeepney+ NAMA is to achieve a consolidated, modernized and improved road-based public transport system in the Philippines, making it more energy- and emission-efficient, as well as more attractive, reliable, safe and environment-friendly.
The NAMA is a combination of avoid, shift and improve approaches to reduce emissions from public transport and involves the introduction of a phased structural reform process. It combines shift measures to higher capacity, more efficient vehicles, facilitated by a consolidation of current transit routes, with measures to modernise the existing vehicle fleet.
The scope of the NAMA is the road-based public transport reform targeting jeepneys and buses in major cities in the Philippines. Geographically, the programme covers the major urban areas in the Philippines, starting with Metro Manila in Phase 1 (2016-2026). From there it has the potential to initiate a transformational change to the entire road-based public transport market in the Philippines (Phase 2: Further cities all over the country (2020-2026)).
Supporting measures:
- Introducing a National Transport Policy
- Reorganising the institutional set up of public transport provision
- Enhancing the public transport capacities of the Government to ensure Long term rationalised network planning
Direct mitigation actions:
- Consolidation and modernisation of the jeepney fleet (replacement of old units against energy-efficient at least EURO4 diesel and electric buses, mini-buses and “modern jeepneys”)
- Regulation of the jeepney market: vehicle standards, age limits, franchise reform, rationalized network plan, jeepneys stops; joint fleet Management, introduction of Scrappage Scheme)
The fourth component of the NAMA, the consolidation and modernisation of the jeepney and bus industry, is the core of this comprehensive NAMA approach. It will focus on two main work streams, initially the consolidation and regulation of road-based public transport services and secondly the technological modernisation of the jeepney fleet through the replacement of old jeepneys with more energy efficient low-emission vehicles.
The first work stream aims to improve the current inefficient operation of services by merging franchises and reducing the total amount of public transport vehicles by replacing old jeepneys with new, higher capacity and climate-friendly vehicles. The objective is to shift all passengers’ kilometers from the current jeepneys and buses on major corridors with highly frequented routes to cleaner city buses by 2030.
The second work stream aims to shift old jeepneys to modern, new jeepneys units by replacing the old jeepney with cleaner and more efficient new jeepneys with alternative propulsion systems or improved technologies. Moreover, the modernisation programme will not only address emissions but also safety, accessibility and other operational concerns of the public transport fleet through the introduction of new vehicle standards.
Further measures are the expansion and the improvement of public transport stops to increase operational efficiency and traffic flow.
The TRANSfer project is run by GIZ and funded by the International Climate Initiative of the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB).
Commissoning Agency: German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conversation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Duration: 10/2013-12/2016