World · East Asia & Pacific · 13 hrs ago
Bali Starts Free Electric Bus Service on GOR Ngurah Rai–GWK Route
Bali Governor Wayan Koster launched a Trans Sarbagita electric bus service in Denpasar on November 9.
The buses run on the GOR Ngurah Rai–GWK route via Renon, and passengers will ride free until next year, with operating costs paid by the provincial government.
The fleet and charging stations were provided as a grant from South Korea, with an investment value of about IDR 50 billion.
Bali aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2045, ahead of Indonesia’s national target of 2060, and the buses are meant to support that shift.
The service is also intended to encourage public transport use and help reduce air and noise pollution and traffic congestion.
The government plans to connect future bus routes with transit-oriented development areas and may expand the fleet through partnerships or provincial funding.
Bali began operating a free electric bus service on the GOR Ngurah Rai–GWK route via Renon on November 9, 2026.
Governor Wayan Koster said rides would be free until the next year, with operating costs covered by the Bali Provincial Budget.
The bus fleet and charging stations were provided as a grant from the South Korean government, with an investment value of about IDR 50 billion.
The service is intended to support cleaner transport, encourage use of public transit and help ease traffic congestion.
Bali aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2045.
- Who
- Bali Governor Wayan Koster announced the service.
- What
- Trans Sarbagita began a free electric bus service. Rides are free until the next year.
- When
- November 9, 2026.
- Where
- The GOR Ngurah Rai–GWK route via Renon, in Bali.
- Why
- The service is intended to encourage cleaner transport and public transit, reduce pollution and help ease congestion.
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Bali issued regulations on clean energy independence and battery-electric motor vehicles.
Implementation of the 2019 initiatives was delayed.
The GOR Ngurah Rai–GWK electric bus service officially began operations.
- Route
- GOR Ngurah Rai–GWK via Renon
- Fare
- Free until the next year
- Launch date
- November 9, 2026
- Grant source
- South Korean government
- Grant investment value
- Approximately IDR 50 billion
- Bali net-zero target
- 2045
What people are saying
It is free of charge until the next year—zero rupiah for passengers—meaning that, for the time being, all operational costs are covered by the Bali Provincial Budget (APBD),
The tagline is 'three zeros': zero emissions (or zero pollution), zero noise, and zero cost for passengers,
Compared to using vehicles powered by fossil fuels—which might cost you IDR 100,000—using an electric vehicle would cost a maximum of only IDR 30,000,