The Electric Vehicles Revolution Africa (ERA) e-mobility conference, the annual EV-focused event that seeks to influence policy and deepen experiences, begins at the Alisa Hotel, Ridge, Accra, today, 3 December 2025.
The conference is bringing together speakers from across Africa, EV dealers from Ghana, and representatives from the Ministries of Energy, Finance, and Transport to discuss the future of transportation and green energy in Ghana and the West Africa sub-region.
Government platform for Green and Sustainable Transportation
Conference Convenor, Lesley Arthur, the Founder of the Energy Quest Foundation, organisers of the conference, said the two-day event will serve as a platform to discuss the government’s program for going green and the significant shift expected in the next five years to catalyse the country’s adoption of Electric Vehicles.
The Ministries of Finance, Transport, and Energy agree that Ghana cannot be left out of the Electric Vehicle revolution. However, they are not harmonised into a policy as a governmental approach.
The objective of this two-day conference is to learn from best practices across Africa and the world, shaping our approach and policies to promote an electric vehicle revolution.
Ghana lags behind Burkina Faso in EV manufacturing
In 2024, the total number of EVs worldwide reached 58 million units, with 20-25% of all new car sales being electric. The number is more than double the 26 million vehicles that were in use in 2022.
Africa’s market is projected to be growing, with South Africa and Ethiopia leading the way into the $25.4 billion continental market by 2029.
However, the emergence of Burkina Faso’s ITAQUA, a solar-powered car capable of travelling 330 kilometres on a 30-minute charge, is proving to be the game-changer.
“Burkina Faso’s ITAQUA is made in Ouagadougou with local resources and by local engineers. How did Burkina Faso become an emerging country in Africa with this incredible EV story?
“It all began with policy, a can-do mindset, and the country’s leadership’s willingness to create the momentum required. If Burkina Faso can do it, Ghana can undoubtedly do it too,” said Lesley Arthur.
Mitigating Factors against EVs
The total number of EV units in Ghana in 2025 is still less than 25,000. While the availability of public charging units and the cost of models seem to discourage their uptake in Ghana, Ashie Galloway, a premier entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of Drive EV GH, says the growth opportunities are challenging to ignore.
“The technology is changing so quickly. It is very exciting for us. The real advantages are the carbon credits, sustainability, and saving the future of the planet. In Ghana, the opportunity is immense.
The future is upon us. The switch to EVs is inevitable. Imagine replacing even 20% of Ghana’s 3.5 million vehicles on the road. That is about 700,000 units to be sold in the next five years, and with it comes the provision of infrastructure. The opportunity is humongous,” said Ashie Galloway.
A West African Manufacturing and Power Production Hub
The two-day ERA Mobility conference will have exhibitors and speakers from across the industry. While the primary focus of the conference is to deepen experiences and spotlight Ghana’s policy on the adoption of EVs, the greater projected vision is to spark conversations around making Ghana the EV power-hub of West Africa.
Power production for this new industry is a significant topic for consideration. While EVs reduce fossil fuel use, renewable energy technologies in power production must increase significantly to support the adoption of EVs.
This power push is crucial to the success of the EV industry in Ghana and across West Africa, and represents another opportunity for business growth.
“The objective measure of success from this conference is to create stickiness around making Ghana the hub of everything EV in West Africa, especially as pertains to power generation and the development of the value chain.
We can begin manufacturing, sales, and servicing while building an integrated industry chain through lithium battery manufacturing, leveraging Ghana’s discovery of Lithium, and position ourselves to become integral to EV development in West Africa.
That is what success will mean to us over the next two days. We are really looking forward to a fantastic two days at the Alisa Hotel.
Aside from the front focus on policy and adaptation, all attendees to the conference can have a free EV experience by actually driving some of the models over the two days,” concluded Lesley Arthur, the founder of the Era E-mobility Conference.
