Rwanda is advancing plans to expand electric transport beyond public passenger services after the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Ecofleet Solutions, and Chery Holding Rwanda signed agreements to support electric vehicle assembly and the development of an electric goods-transport fleet.
The agreements include an offtake arrangement between Ecofleet Solutions and Chery Holding Rwanda for 300 electric buses, alongside a strategic investment agreement to establish an electric vehicle assembly plant in the country.
RDB Chief Executive Officer Jean-Guy K. Afrika signed the investment agreement with Ecofleet Solutions CEO Aubin Rukera and Chery Holding Rwanda CEO Mohammed Hady N. Tabriz.
In a further development, the three parties signed a resource mobilisation agreement aimed at establishing a fleet of electric vehicles for transporting goods within Rwanda.
The initiatives are intended to support implementation of Rwanda’s National Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting cleaner mobility and strengthening domestic industrial capacity. The proposed assembly plant is expected to support local manufacturing,
