AFRICA E-MOBILITY FORUM – 2nd EDITION

TRAINING PROGRAMME on Electric Bus Procurement, Planning and Financing

The First Africa E-mobility Forum was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in March 2023 and brought together around 100 delegates from over 20 African cities with financiers and companies working on the transition to electric mobility in the region. A lot has happened in the e-mobility space on the continent since then! This year’s Forum in Dakar, Senegal will build on the outcomes and connections established at the first edition and expand the range of topics, companies, and countries participating.

The primary goals of the forum are to:

• Bring together government officials from relevant public sector institutions to connect and enhance their knowledge of e-mobility
• Connect public and private sector entities working on e-mobility on the continent to enhance their mutual understanding
• Showcase private sector innovation in electric mobility
• Connect financiers with companies that need financing for electric mobility projects
• Share country and city-level experiences with developing and implementing electric mobility projects
• Learn about the link between gender and e-mobility

About the training

In combination with the Forum, the UITP Academy is offering its in-person training programme on Procurement, Planning & Funding of Electric Buses giving a comprehensive overview on how to procure, plan and fund electric buses: from the setting of a long term city strategy in terms of energy transition to the definition of a charging strategy and the choice of technology and all the way to the procurement and the implementation and operation of the system. This training will give an insight into urban bus networks, importance of building sustainable infrastructure, and present learnings from successful major electric bus system procurement, implementation and financing. The training programme is ISO29990:2010 certified – the standard for learning services for non-formal education and training.

Who is it for?

• Project managers, engineers and other professionals eager to learn more about the technology, the implementation and the running of electric buses
• Staff from public transport operators or authorities planning to pilot or extend a fully-electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network
• Staff from Ministries of Transport, Infrastructure and environment interested in supporting a transition to electric buses in their country
• Professionals interested in obtaining a wider and international perspective on electric buses and eager to learn more from international best practice