The Kenyan government has rolled out its first fleet of electric buses in Nairobi under its Green Mobility Plan 2030. The buses, co-developed by Swedish firm Opibus, can travel up to 250 km per charge and are equipped with solar-charging depots.
This shift is expected to cut urban transport emissions by 30% in the next five years. Women drivers are being trained under a parallel empowerment scheme, drawing praise from UN Habitat.
South Asian metros like Kolkata, Dhaka, and Kathmandu—where electric rickshaws are popular—could look to Nairobi’s model for scalable e-bus public transport options.
