# Nigeria’s EV ambitions run into weak electricity supply

https://mins.news/en/item/19923

- Reuters, 2026-08-12 08:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-ev-ambitions-run-into-reality-weak-electricity-supply-2026-08-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7c329d325a7500012a8640

> Nigeria approved tax waivers for nearly 4,000 electric vehicles during the first half of this year, according to government data. Authorities are seeking to speed up adoption of the country’s nascent electric-vehicle market. Chronic shortages in electricity supply, however, pose a serious practical challenge to those ambitions.

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