Promotion of Electric Mobility in Cabo Verde (ProMEC)

Three out of 10 households in Cabo Verde own a private car. However, due to the country’s improving economic situation and an increasing demand for individual transport, it is expected that the motorization level will steadily rise in the coming years. Cabo Verde’s government (GoCV) has identified the promotion of electric vehicles (EV) as a strategy for reducing road transport-related greenhouse gas emissions.

The Promoção da Mobilidade Elétrica em Cabo Verde (ProMEC – Promotion of Electric Mobility in Cabo Verde, in English) project supports the government in further developing and implementing its strategy for the promotion of electric vehicles to reach a significant market share of total vehicle purchases. By the end of ProMEC, the intention is to have at least 4.3 percent of newly registered light-duty vehicles and at least 10 percent of new public administration vehicle procurement to be electric. ProMEC will support and provide incentives for the acquisition of an estimated amount of 600 electric vehicles, the installation of a network of at least 40 commercial and 100 private EV charging stations, and the implementation of seven e-bus demonstration projects.

The project offers financial incentives via the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Energy (MICE), accomplished through a grant agreement between the German Government and MICE, to encourage people to buy electric vehicles.
The project also supports MICE through a public invitation to tender for selecting one investor to set up a network of public charging stations. For this task, the investor will receive financial support from the project.
In the country’s two largest cities, the project assists the two public transport companies in testing electric buses by providing technical and financial support.