The
Vice
President,
Dr.
Mahamudu
Bawumia,
has
announced
that
plans
are
well
advanced
to
procure
and
import
100
electronic
buses
into
the
country
by
the
end
of
the
year.
Dr
Bawumia
stated
that
this
initiative
aims
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
as
part
of
the
fight
against
climate
change
and
address
rising
transportation
costs.
Speaking
at
a
meeting
with
members
of
the
Ghana
Private
Road
Transport
Union
(GPRTU),
Dr.
Bawumia
explained
that
the
introduction
of
electronic
buses
will
be
a
public-private
partnership.
He
also
mentioned
that
the
government
plans
to
construct
charging
stations
at
various
fueling
stations
to
support
the
new
fleet
of
buses
once
they
arrive
in
the
country.
“One
of
the
issues
we
are
looking
at
as
far
as
reducing
the
cost
of
transport
in
Ghana
is
that
we
go
through
two
things:
we
should
move
towards
electric
vehicles,
which
will
help
the
environment.
Also,
with
electric
vehicles,
two
elements
will
help
all
of
us:
It
doesn’t
consume
fuel.
“So,
when
the
price
of
fuel
increases,
it
will
not
impact
the
price
of
electric
vehicles.
Again,
there
are
not
many
spare
parts
in
electric
vehicles;
the
main
spare
part
that
will
be
needed
will
be
the
battery,
which
can
last
for
years.
It
will
reduce
the
transport
cost.
“Beginning
this
month,
we
are
commencing
the
construction
of
charging
stations
because
electric
vehicles
will
need
charging
stations
where
you
can
charge
your
car.
We
want
to
place
the
charging
stations
in
virtually
every
station’s
fueling
stations.
“We
want
Ghana
to
move
towards
solar
power.
So,
the
charging
stations
will
be
hybrid,
both
solar
and
electricity,
but
we
want
to
move
towards
this
by
election.
This
year,
we
are
hoping
to
bring
in
close
to
100
electric
buses
to
show
the
public
how
it
is
working,”
he
stated.