Ethiopia has launched a national electric mobility roadmap aimed at transforming its transport sector, reducing emissions, and building a domestic clean-technology industry over the next five years.
The National Electric Mobility Strategy and Implementation Plan (2025–2030), unveiled in Addis Ababa, outlines how the East African nation plans to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles while strengthening the infrastructure and industries needed to support them.
Government officials described the initiative as more than an electric vehicle programme, calling it a broader effort to modernise Ethiopia's transport ecosystem and position the country for a low-carbon future.
The strategy includes plans for regulatory reforms, expansion of charging infrastructure, integration of electric mobility into public transport systems, investment incentives, and greater participation from private-sector players.
Authorities also see the transition as an industrial opportunity. The roadmap prioritises the development of local vehicle assembly capacity, battery value chains, technology transfer programmes, consumer protection standards, and specialised training centres designed to build technical expertise.
