Lagos Receives 11 Electric Buses as It Expands Cleaner Public Transport

Lagos State has received 11 electric buses from Oando Clean Energy Limited, bringing the number supplied under its partnership with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to 13. The new buses are the first of 50 planned for Lagos, while the state’s long-term target is to introduce 552 electric buses into its public transport system. LAMATA is gradually phasing out diesel buses from its regulated network. Since January 2026, operators introducing new buses have been required to use compressed natural gas or electric vehicles. Existing diesel buses are also expected to be replaced over time as Lagos works towards its cleaner-transport goals. The first two electric buses, deployed in May 2023, have carried 788,000 passengers and covered 433,000 kilometres, according to Oando Clean Energy. The company said they saved about 216,000 litres of diesel. LAMATA says the wider rollout is intended to reduce air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and transport noise.

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