Addis Standard

News: #Ethiopia rolls out national #EV charging network in E-Mobility push Ethiopia’s state-owned Ethiopian Electric Utility (#EEU) is rolling out a national network of electric vehicle charging stations as part of a government strategy to accelerate the shift to low-emission transport. According to EEU communications director Anwar Abrar, the program will be implemented in two phases. The first phase involves installing 40 stations, most of them in the capital, #Addis_Abeba. Three are already operational. Another 32 are expected to become operational in the city, with eight more planned in surrounding areas in the coming months. According to the Ministry of Transport, the country’s electric vehicle fleet has grown from zero to more than 140,000 units in three to four years. To support that growth, 2,300 charging points are planned nationwide, including about 1,176 in Addis Abeba...... https://www.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02Q2x7SDdLdnaWLSr82ypwEUsMkCb59DbTBLBQKZfzuGqwe4Dw8FDLygzBfJNU3DHml