Promoting electromobility in Cabo Verde

Context

The Government of Cabo Verde has set itself the goal of replacing the country's entire vehicle fleet with electric vehicles by 2050. Locally generated electricity from renewable energy sources is to replace imported fossil fuels in road transport. In this way, the Government aims to relieve the pressure on its trade balance while at the same time reducing air pollution, noise and greenhouse gas emissions.

However, electric vehicles are still more expensive than conventional vehicles, and the country also lacks expertise in promoting and using electric vehicles. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Energy (MICE) has therefore joined forces with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and successfully applied for funding from the NAMA Facility to promote the use of electric vehicles. The NAMA Facility is an international climate-financing programme that supports ambitious measures to combat climate change.

Objective

The Government of Cabo Verde is successfully implementing its strategy to promote electric mobility.

Approach

The project offers financial incentives via MICE, accomplished through a grant agreement between the German Government and MICE, to encourage people to buy electric vehicles.

The project also supports MICE through a public invitation to tender for selecting one investor to set up a network of public charging stations. For this task, the investor will receive financial support from the project.

In the country's two largest cities, the project assists the two public transport companies in testing electric buses by providing technical and financial support.

Last update: March 2023