Bringing The Nordics & EUROPE TO the AFRICAN EV CAPITAL
ADDIS ABABA
14-16 September 2026
The Nordic-Africa EV Summit is a working platform connecting Africa’s electric mobility transition with Nordic leadership in transport, energy systems, and battery energy storage. Through twin-city convenings in the Nordics and Africa, the Summit brings together governments, utilities, fleet operators, financiers, and technology providers to move electric mobility from pilots to scalable deployment. With a focus on trade corridors, public transport, fleet electrification, and storage-backed charging infrastructure, the Summit aligns policy, investment, and real-world implementation to enable reliable, low-carbon transport systems even where grids are constrained.
Official signing of the partnership
between the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics for the Africa EV Summit
— March 2026Nordic-Africa EV Summit [oslo]
Africa’s electric mobility transition took centre stage in Oslo
THEMATICS
POWER SYSTEMS & CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Africa’s electric mobility rollout depends on reliable power and scalable charging infrastructure. This thematic explores grid readiness, battery storage, renewable integration, corridor charging, and resilient infrastructure models supporting long-term electrification.
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS & HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIFICATION
Electrifying buses, freight, logistics fleets, mining transport, and regional corridors presents one of the largest opportunities for scalable impact across Africa. This thematic focuses on infrastructure, charging systems, vehicle platforms, and cross-border transport strategies.
STANDARDS, POLICY & CONTINENTAL COORDINATION
Scalable deployment requires stronger alignment around standards, regulation, and technical frameworks. This thematic focuses on interoperability, charging standards, policy harmonisation, and how the African Union EV framework can support coordinated continental growth.
CONNECTIVITY, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE & USER EXPERIENCE
As charging networks expand, seamless connectivity becomes increasingly important. This thematic explores telecom infrastructure, roaming systems, digital payments, smart charging, and software platforms enabling interoperable mobility experiences across cities and borders.
FINANCING THE TRANSITION
Africa’s e-mobility ecosystem is attracting growing interest from development finance institutions, climate finance actors, and private investors. This thematic explores blended finance, catalytic capital, fleet financing, and investment models supporting long-term ecosystem development.
EV SAFARIS
Africa’s tourism industry can become a global leader in sustainable travel through electric safari vehicles, renewable energy, and low-emission tourism infrastructure. This thematic explores how tourism, conservation, hospitality, and mobility stakeholders can work together to create cleaner visitor experiences while supporting local economies and protecting the continent’s natural heritage.
WHY AFRICA NOW?
Africa’s electric mobility market is moving decisively from pilots to platforms, and faster than many expected. More than 200 e-mobility companies are already active across the continent, leading markets are projected to reach meaningful EV penetration well before 2030, and large-scale deployments are underway, from electric BRT fleets in Dakar and Addis Ababa to rapid two-wheeler electrification backed by nine-figure investment rounds. Global OEMs are accelerating entry, with major manufacturers expanding aggressively across Southern and Eastern Africa. Together, these signals point to a structural shift. The next phase of growth will be defined by actors who can integrate grid readiness, battery energy storage–enabled charging, enabling policy, and heavy-duty fleet deployment into bankable, scalable systems that can operate reliably at corridor and city scale.