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Ethiopia opens 11 fast-charging stations for electric vehicles

2 November 2026

Ethiopian Electric Utility opened 11 fast-charging stations for electric vehicles on 31 October in six cities: five in Addis Ababa and the rest in Bishoftu, Mojo, Adama, Batu and Hawassa. Together they can charge 96 vehicles at once, and the utility plans to multiply its stations fivefold within a year, adding Dire Dawa, Mekelle, Bahir Dar and other cities. Ethiopia banned imports of petrol and diesel cars in January 2024, and its e-mobility strategy targets more than 2,200 charging centres by 2030. Stations along the road east to Adama and south to Hawassa make intercity travel by electric car more practical, easing one of the main limits on a fleet the import ban is pushing to grow.

Energy & Industry · Tags: Ethiopia, Ethiopian Electric Utility

Related Ethiopia puts first 26 gas-powered buses on Addis Ababa roads 31 October

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