The general objective of the project is to create investments based on urban mobility plans aimed at increasing the attractiveness and competitiveness of public transport, while contributing to the reduction of air and noise pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the municipality of Satu Mare; The purpose of these investments is to invest in new/modern technologies, in order to renew the car fleet by purchasing clean buses necessary for the operation of all public transport lines in Satu Mare municipality, starting from the premise that a modern public transport system, managed efficiently and whose costs of use are accessible, is key to attracting as many users as possible – elements that encourage the abandonment of the personal vehicle, implicitly reducing CO2 emissions and noise pollution in the urban area. The activities to be carried out under the project fall under the category of activities in intervention area A “Investments aimed at improving urban public passenger transport”, with the following sub-activities: Trams/trolebuses/buses purchased (no/set), as appropriate; Through these sub-activities, the project contributes to the achievement of the proposed objective, by modernising and developing the public transport service in Satu Mare municipality as a result of identifying the main mobility problems and meeting the needs of the population, with a direct effect on reducing noise pollution, the public transport service will become much more efficient and attractive contributing to the improvement of the quality of life of the population and to the improvement of the quality of the environment. Thus, the activities proposed by the project "Increasing the efficiency of urban public passenger transport through the purchase of hybrid buses and providing support infrastructure, fall within the eligible activities supported by Priority Axis 4: Supporting Sustainable Urban Development, Investment Priority 4e: Promoting low-carbon strategies for all types of territories, in particular for urban areas, including the promotion of sustainable multimodal urban mobility and mitigation-relevant adaptation measures, Specific Objective 4.1: Reducing carbon emissions in municipalities of county residence through investments based on sustainable urban mobility plans under the Regional Operational Programme (ROP) 2014-2020. The objectives of the project are in line with the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, promote and support the implementation of the main objectives of the SUMP: accessibility, safety and security, environment, economic efficiency and quality of the urban environment.