LAGOS, Nigeria – Oando Clean Energy Limited has begun the full deployment of electric buses in Lagos after a two-bus pilot scheme transported about 788,000 passengers, covered 433,000 kilometres and saved an estimated 216,000 litres of diesel.
The expansion, implemented in partnership with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), follows a pilot that recorded more than 212,000 passenger journeys in the first nine months of 2026, with an average capacity utilisation of 73 per cent. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said the initiative supports the state’s ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Speaking at the launch on Tuesday, Osiyemi said the project was intended to reduce transport-related emissions, improve air quality and strengthen public transport services. LAMATA Managing Director, Abimbola Akinajo, said the success of the programme would depend on the quality and reliability of the service rather than the number of buses introduced.
Oando Clean Energy Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Ademola Ogunbanjo, said the pilot had provided the company with operational experience to expand electric mobility in Nigeria. He said the company was also developing supporting infrastructure, including charging facilities, after-sales services, technical training, spare parts supply and local vehicle assembly.
The Bank of Industry’s Divisional Head of Infrastructure Finance, Ibitoru Olutoyin Ubosi, who represented its Managing Director, Dr Olasupo Olusi, said investment in cleaner mass transportation could improve economic competitiveness and public well-being. Yutong West Africa Country Account Manager, Damian Li, said the company would support the project with charging infrastructure, maintenance services, mechanic training and spare parts.
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