Lagos State government has partnered with Oando Clean Energy Limited to introduce 100 percent electric BRT Buses by 2023.
The agreement which was signed with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in April 2022 will witness its pilot phase by January 2023.
The Executive Vice President, Oando Clean Energy, Mr. Ademola Ogunbanjo, disclosed that the future of energy was green hence the company decided to embark on that project in the nation’s commercial nerve centre.
Mr. Ademola also revealed that by 2025, the company will begin to manufacture or assemble locally-made electric buses in Nigeria.
The Executive Vice President also noted that the company’s vision aligns with the Federal Government policy on clean energy which is expressly captured in the “Climate Change Act 2021”.
Investors King understands that the Climate Change Act 2021 aims to achieve low greenhouse emissions.
The act which was signed in November 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari was part of the pledge made at the Conference on Climate Change (COP26) held in Scotland.
It would be recalled that Oando Clean Energy Limited added that charging centers and supporting charging infrastructure will be built to help the efficiency of the electric mass transit buses.
On the part of the state government, Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, Frederic Oladeinde noted that the state which has a growing rate of carbon emission has designed a robust strategy to cut greenhouse gases by 50 percent in the near term.
The commissioner noted that a critical component of the strategy is to develop a more robust mass transit system which will include rail and waterway systems for the state.
However, the commissioner noted that the growing number of people trooping to Lagos state has made it necessary for the state to partner with the private sector to fully implement its strategy.
The commissioner concluded that the partnership with Oando Clean Energy Limited will not only help to cut the state’s carbon emissions but will also help to address the shortfall of mass transit in the state.