Kiira Motors announces Uganda’s first e-mobility expo

Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) has announced Uganda’s first e-mobility expo and Kiira Vehicle Plant (KVP) Open House.

The expo  is taking place on Friday August,16,  2024 at the Kiira Vehicle Plant in Jinja from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Held under the theme" The future is green; the future is now, the first-of-its-kind event is designed to explore, showcase, and encourage the adoption of electric mobility solutions in Uganda.

The Kiira vehicle open house and e-mobility expo 2024 will gather over 200 industry leaders, potential customer, suppliers, policymakers, investors, innovators, and the public to discuss Uganda’s readiness to adapt to the e-mobility revolution – all towards positioning the nation as a net source of e-mobility solutions in Africa.

“This expo marks a significant milestone in Uganda’s journey towards embracing electric mobility which offers immense potential for reducing the nation's carbon footprint and creating new economic opportunities while fostering innovation. We are proud

to host this inaugural event and showcase the innovations that will shape the future of mobility in our country," said Paul Musasizi, the Kiira Motors Corporation CEO.

The expo will feature a series of fireside conversations drawing content experts in the fields of e-financing, carbon trading, energy and e-mobility infrastructure development, and more.

Uganda in the recently concluded census recorded a population of 45.9 million people.

Thanks to increased urbanisation, the mobility needs of this population have resulted in vehicular emissions which are the leading cause of Kampala’s increased air pollution readings from a dangerous annual averaging at 39.5 micrograms of pollutant matter in each cubic metre in 2019 increasing to 41 micrograms per cubic metre in 2024.

This is eight times higher than the 5 micrograms per cubic meter that the World Health Organization defines as the safe limit for air pollution- negatively affecting the health and well-being of citizens epically in the urban centres making the case for e-mobility solutions which also serve to improve the national energy equation considering that with fossil fuels today we import both the energy ~ USD 2 billion  annually and the vehicles ~ USD 730 million annually.

“With a vision to see Uganda transition to e-mobility in public mass transport, motorcycles, and passenger vehicles, the government is implementing the national e-mobility strategy – which

looks to build an efficient and self-sustaining ecosystem. This event is a bold step towards further bringing together all the relevant players towards seeing this vision come to life to combat climate change and enhance the quality of life for our citizens," said Allan Muhumuza, the Team Leader of the Mobility Bureau in the Secretariat of Science and Technology in the Office of the President.

The Kiira vehicle plant has an installed capacity of 2,500 vehicles per annum.

This will be tooled up to 5,000 vehicles per annum in the medium term positioning Uganda as a net source of mobility solutions in Africa.