We were honoured to speak at the ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ & ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ in Lagos, organized by Delta40 in collaboration with GOGLA, The Rockefeller Foundation and GEAPP.
The two-day event convened entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and policymakers with a shared mission to fast-track innovation, scale and investment across the regionโs energy and mobility value chain.
The Energy & Mobility Scale Summit was focused on connection, idea gathering and execution. The Mobility Innovator Panel, Investor Roundtables, and Deal Room sessions fostered thought-provoking conversations on how to take our shared vision for clean energy and mobility in Africa beyond ideas and onto an impactful scale.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ
Our goal at AaraGO is to enable electric mobility for all through our Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model. We allow riders to swap and pay for energy as they go by, separating the battery from the motorcycle, which lowers costs, eliminates downtime for charging, and speeds up the shift to cleaner transportation.
Our mission is closely aligned with the Summit’s themes:
โข ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Our local solutions tailored to African conditions strategy exemplifies the kind of progressive technology on display at the event.
โข ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ: Working together was a common theme, and we both think that cross-sector partnerships are crucial to developing the financing models and infrastructure required to expand e-mobility in Africa.
โข ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐: Each battery swap helps to lower carbon emissions, enhance air quality, and generate new business opportunities, all of which are outcomes that directly align with the Summit’s mission.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
1. Power comes from partnership: Policymakers, investors, and innovators will need to work closely together to scale e-mobility.
2. Growth is fueled by finance: To promote widespread adoption, creative funding strategies are just as crucial as advances in technology.
3. Africa is prepared to take the lead: We are building the continent now, one clean kilometer at a time, rather than waiting for the future.
Attending the Energy & Mobility Scale Summit strengthened our resolve to hasten the transition to environmentally friendly transportation. Our priorities are growing our battery-swap network, strengthening industry relationships, and developing new avenues for delivery companies and riders to easily switch to electric mobility.
We would like to express our gratitude to the organizers, partners, and attendees who helped make this event a huge success. We’re working together to shape Africa’s energy and mobility narrative for the future.