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South Africa’s national electric utility company, Eskom, has officially launched its electric vehicle charging infrastructure at the Eskom Academy of Learning in Midrand, Gauteng. Eskom says this milestone marks a significant step in Eskom Distribution’s commitment to supporting the growth of the e-mobility sector in South Africa and contributing to the country’s broader goals of reducing carbon emissions.. 10,000 of them are under the Distribution Division.
Kgabo also highlighted Eskom’s support of the government to align South Africa with the global EV ecosystem market. Key initiatives include the EV White Paper released by the Department of Trade Industry and Competition in December 2023 and the incentives announced by National Treasury to encourage the local production of EVs from 2026.
Sales of electric vehicles are starting to show some good traction in South Africa. In the first 6 months of this year, 749 battery electric vehicles were sold in South Africa. A total of 931 BEVs were sold in the whole of 2023, meaning that the total number of BEVs sold in the first six months of 2024 was 80% of the total for the whole of the previous year! This is very encouraging, as sales of BEVs have been quite slow in South Africa over the past 5 years or so.
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