NTA orders 120 electric double-decker buses worth €80.4m

Wrightbus managing director Neil Collins (left) and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has placed an order for 120 double-decker battery-electric buses, some of which will be available from next year.

The NTA signed a contract, worth €80.4m, with Co Antrim firm Wrightbus.