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Oando Takes Delivery Of Yutong Electric Buses For Lagos Mass Transit, Aims To Deploy Over 12,000 EV Buses
Oando Plc subsidiary, Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), takes delivery of electric buses for Lagos Mass Transit.
OCEL had on April 28, 2022, signed MoU with LAMATA to enable the deployment of an EV Infrastructure Ecosystem.
Over the next 7 years, Oando plans to rollout of over 12,000 buses, starting in Lagos and eventually across the country.
Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), a subsidiary of Oando Plc, has announced it has taken delivery of the Yutong-branded electric buses for Lagos State Mass Transit that will kick off the Proof of Concept phase of its Sustainable Transport Initiative.
The receipt of the buses follows OCEL’s partnership with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), for the rollout of electric mass transit buses as well as the development of charging infrastructure and service centres for the battery-electric buses.
OCEL had on April 28, 2022, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LAMATA, to enable the successful deployment of an Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Ecosystem towards the attainment of a sustainable road transport system in Lagos State.
Following the MoU, OCEL partnered with Yutong Bus Co Limited (Yutong), the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, to produce the electric buses, equipped with air conditioning and Wi-Fi.
In addition to the arrival of these electric buses, OCEL has also taken delivery of the charging stations and spare parts necessary to ensure their effective operation.
According to OCEL, its strategic vision is “to decarbonize the transport system in Nigeria and in the process, strengthen the socio-economic impact of transportation within the country.”
“Over the next seven years, and through the rollout of over 12,000 buses, this initiative will transition the current combustion mass transit buses to electric, starting in Lagos State and eventually across the country.”
“In the medium to long term, and in line with our ambitions, our efforts within sustainable transport will lead to improved air quality, enhanced public health, enable the employment of at least 3,000 new drivers and an additional 2,000 workers to support bus maintenance, depot management, etc. as well as estimated economic cost savings of US$2.6bn (3.6% of Lagos’s GDP).”
