- InfraCo Africa is investing US$2 million to facilitate the deployment of 400 electric vehicles by start-up Mobility for Africa.
- This partnership aims to develop a sustainable transport system to drive sustainable development, particularly in communities not yet served by the national electricity grid in Zimbabwe.
Investment company of Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), InfraCo Africa, is investing US$2 million to facilitate the deployment of 400 electric vehicles by start-up Mobility for Africa in rural communities in Zimbabwe for sustainable development. The tricycles, called “hambas” (go ahead, in the local Ndebele language), are solar-powered and assembled in Harare, the capital. The investment contract includes the manufacture of 600 electric batteries and the installation of eight charging stations.
This partnership aims to develop a sustainable transport system to drive sustainable development, particularly in communities not yet served by the national electricity grid in Zimbabwe. Shantha Bloemen, CEO of Mobility for Africa, said, “This partnership will enhance the role of rural women as key contributors to economic and agricultural productivity, as well as gender equality and climate resilience as enshrined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.
2022 saw a boom in the electric mobility sector in Zimbabwe. The solutions of the start-up founded in 2019 will facilitate access for doctors to patients who reside far from health centres and the transportation of goods to major Zimbabwean metropolises such as Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare and Harare.