Ghana is accelerating its industrialisation drive with a renewed focus on electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, as the government moves to create jobs, attract foreign investment, and strengthen the country’s competitiveness in clean transport

Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare said the government had signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Shenzhen New Jekyll to establish an EV assembly plant in Ghana.

Transport remains a major source of emissions in Ghana’s urban centres, and policymakers see EV adoption as a way to reduce fuel imports, cut emissions, and build local industrial capacity.