Over 1,500 new EVs hit Kenyan roads in 2024
Kenya's electric vehicle fleet grew by 41 percent in 2024, reaching 5,294 units—adding over 1,500 new EVs across motorcycles, tuktuks, and cars last year alone—as the country charges ahead with its green transport revolution.
Kenya's electric vehicle fleet grew by 41 percent in 2024, reaching 5,294 units—adding over 1,500 new EVs across motorcycles, tuktuks, and cars last year alone—as the country charges ahead with its green transport revolution.
According to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) latest update, registered EVs in the country jumped from 3,753 in 2023, driving up electricity consumption under the electric mobility tariff category by 480 percent to 1.81GWh.
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"This growth can be attributed to government initiatives such as the introduction of a special electric mobility tariff, a reduction in excise duty on electric vehicles from 20 percent to 10 percent, the exemption of fully electric cars from value-added tax, and the expansion of charging infrastructure," EPRA report states in part.
The watchdog's biannual energy and petroleum statistics report provides an update on the performance of the electricity, petroleum, and renewable energy subsectors during the first half of the financial year 2024/2025.
"E-mobility electricity consumption increased to 1.80 GWh, demonstrating a positive shift toward cleaner transport solutions," added Daniel Kiptoo, director-general of EPRA.
The report stated, "[Electricity] Consumption in the electric mobility category, which includes electric vehicles and motorcycles, increased by 1.49 GWh, reaching 1.81 GWh during the review period, up from 0.32 GWh in a similar period in the last financial year.
"This growth highlights the increasing adoption of electric vehicles and motorcycles. The category accounted for 0.03 percent of total energy consumption."
EPRA notes that electric mobility is rapidly gaining momentum in East Africa's largest economy, aligning with the country’s push toward a cleaner transport industry.
According to the industry report, this shift is backed by key policies, including the Kenya National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (2020), which sets a target of at least 5 percent electric vehicle imports annually.
Further reinforcing this green push, Kenya joined the COP26 declaration, pledging to transition to 100 percent zero-emission vehicles.
