The Ministry of Transport has said it is working assiduously to introduce the first-ever electric and gas-powered buses for public transport in the country.
Mr Frederick Adom Obeng, the Deputy Minister for Transport, who disclosed this, said the Ministry was currently developing a mobility policy to guide the deployment and scale-up of electric vehicles in the country.
Speaking on the side-lines of a stakeholders’ engagement on the National Energy Transition Plan at the National House of Chiefs at Manhyia, in Kumasi Mr Obeng, disclosed that the road transport services’ focus was mainly on the technological shift away from petrol and diesel fuels to a finer alternative to reduce carbon emissions.
The forum under the theme “Moving Ghana towards a Net-Zero Future,” was aimed at encouraging Chiefs in the country to be advocates for creating awareness of the effects of human activities believed by some to be causing global warming.
The National Energy Transition Forum sought to, among other things, solicit stakeholders’ input towards the implementation of a harmonious national energy policy that is in sync with the Paris Accord, which aims at achieving a net-zero carbon emission.
