During the months of October and November, Mobility for Africa was busy participating in a series of renewable energy conferences and webinars. This work confirmed that electric mobility is now on the energy agenda and a new area of interest by a range of stakeholders. When we started our pilot, it felt like we were on our own. Yes, there was a flurry of activity in the motorbike space and some great work being done in East Africa to convert existing urban taxi fleets to electric. But no one seemed to think electric mobility was a viable partner for the burgeoning mini-grid rural sector.

Now, the demand for participating in this nascent ecosystem positions Mobility for Africa as an emerging leader, learning by doing. While interest is growing and despite much more work needing to be done, our comparative advantage is that we now have practical experience to engage in many conversations.