Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President, has declared that plans are in motion to acquire one hundred electronic buses by year’s end.
He said the goal of this program is to combat rising transportation costs and minimize carbon emissions as part of the fight against climate change.
Dr. Bawumia clarified that a public-private partnership will be involved in the introduction of electric buses during a meeting with members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).
He also stated that in order to support the new fleet of buses when they arrive in the country, the government intends to build charging stations at various filling stations.
He said:
“One of the issues we are looking at as far as reducing the cost of transport in Ghana is that we go through two things: we should move towards electric vehicles, which will help the environment. Also, with electric vehicles, two elements will help all of us: It doesn’t consume fuel.
“So, when the price of fuel increases, it will not impact the price of electric vehicles. Again, there are not many spare parts in electric vehicles; the main spare part that will be needed will be the battery, which can last for years. It will reduce the transport cost.
“Beginning this month, we are commencing the construction of charging stations because electric vehicles will need charging stations where you can charge your car. We want to place the charging stations in virtually every station’s fueling stations.
“We want Ghana to move towards solar power. So, the charging stations will be hybrid, both solar and electricity, but we want to move towards this by election. This year, we are hoping to bring in close to 100 electric buses to show the public how it is working,”
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