Kenya Power Set To Host 3rd Edition of E-Mobility Conference
- The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is set to host the third edition of the annual E-Mobility Stakeholders Conference and Expo
- The event, happening in Nairobi starting Sunday, May 4, is part of a plan by Kenya Power to push for the adoption of electric mobility in the country
- The event, which will be graced by top speakers in the energy sector, will bring together over 1,000 participants from the private and public sectors
Bonface Kanyamwaya, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has more than 10 years of financial, economic, business, markets, and aviation expertise, providing insights into Kenya and global trends.
The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is preparing to host the third edition of the annual E-Mobility Stakeholders Conference and Expo as it seeks to push for the adoption of electric mobility in the country.
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The event will start on Sunday, May 4 and end on Tuesday, May 6, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.
The three-day event will bring together over 1,000 participants from the private and public sectors to explore innovations, policies, and investments in the sector.
"Preparations for the third edition of the E-mobility Conference and Expo are going on well with final touches expected by Friday this week. This year’s event is aligned with the needs and new trends in the industry.
"We are looking forward to great conversations and an opportunity to exchange notes, compare experiences and showcase new innovations that will accelerate the adoption of e-mobility in Kenya,” said Kenya Power’s managing director and CEO Joseph Siror in a press statement which was seen by TUKO.co.ke on Wednesday, April 30.
Tight e-mobility event schedule
Siror said that the first day of the summit will feature a 77-kilometre e-mobility parade in Nairobi and its environs.
The second day of the event will entail keynote addresses, panel discussions, product exhibitions, and live demonstrations under the theme “Nurturing the Growth of E-mobility in Kenya”.
The expo will bring together 40 exhibitors from different players in the electric mobility value chain.
This includes vehicle assembling companies, battery swap service providers, financiers and insurance firms.
The event, he said, will also offer members of the public a chance for test drives of the electric vehicles that Kenya is looking to start using fully in the next few years.
"The sessions are aligned with the conference’s thematic areas which are technology commercialization, sectoral policy outlook, infrastructure and regulatory progress, and research and development," he said.
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Kenya Power invests KSh 258m in e-mobility programmes
In other news, Kenya Power plans to pump in KSh 258 million to drive the adoption of electric vehicles in Kenya in the next three years.
The firm's managing director said Kenya Power is on the right path to push forward towards electric mobility.
As part of the drive, Kenya Power plans to install nine more charging stations at different company offices nationwide, in addition to the one which was existing at Stima Plaza as of last year.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
