A new electric bus charging site has recently been completed in Nairobi, Kenya, adding to electrical mobility momentum in the country.
The site was developed by BasiGo, a company providing electric bus services in Sub-Saharan Africa. It includes five charging lines for buses, each rated at 250 amps, and one 100-amp line for general site use. Electrical distribution panels for the project were supplied by ACTOM Kenya, making it the third BasiGo charging site to use its equipment.
The panels connect the chargers to the electrical grid and are designed to handle incoming ratings of up to 1 600 amps, says Kelvin Ageng’o Oriwo, GM at ACTOM Kenya.
According to Oriwo, public EV charging infrastructure in Kenya remains limited. “Private companies are constructing their own facilities to support fleet operations while discussions continue about future public charging networks. Kenya Power and Lighting Company, the state-owned utility, has revealed plans to expand into EV charging as part of its long-term strategy,” he said.
