The Ministry of Energy has put up two public electric vehicle charging stations in Kampala. The stations located at Amber House along Kampala are part of efforts to support the electric mobility industry in Uganda.
Irene Bateebe, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary said putting up such infrastructure is also part of the efforts to promote using electricity for transportation.
“We are looking at it in two ways. Supporting the vehicles but also supporting the three-wheeler or the boda bodas. So this endeavor is not just about government. We are entering partnerships with the private sector to invest in electric mobility,” said Bateebe
Apart from the charging stations for the boda boda along Masaka-Gulu highways, Bateebe told Uganda Radio Network that the Ministry has entered several agreements with the private sector like Bodawerk now renamed GoGo Electric and Zembo to promote charging stations for the two and three-wheeler transportation.
She said generally the idea is that the e-mobility sector will be private sector-led with the government supporting the policy aspects.
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