NEDC To Deploy 10,330 Electric Vehicles Across North-East To Reduce Transport Costs
The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has engaged stakeholders in Bauchi State on its plan to deploy 10,000 electric tricycles, 300 electric taxis and 30 electric buses across the six states of the North-East to…
The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) was established to drive the reconstruction and economic revival of a region devastated by over a decade of Boko Haram insurgency, which displaced millions and crippled local economies, including transportation networks. High fuel costs and poor transport infrastructure have long been cited as barriers to mobility and commerce in states like Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba, making transport interventions a recurring theme in the commission's development plans.
The reports agree on the scale of the proposed rollout — 10,000 electric tricycles, 300 electric taxis and 30 electric buses — and its twin goals of cutting transport costs and generating jobs across the six North-East states. Coverage so far centres on NEDC's stakeholder engagement in Bauchi, with details such as funding sources, a deployment timeline, and the agency or private partners responsible for manufacturing and distributing the vehicles yet to be reported.