Accra, Ghana — The Ghana Chamber of Clean Energy (GCCE) has convened an Electric Vehicle (EV) Working Group to push for fiscal and policy reforms aimed at making electric vehicles more affordable and accelerating Ghana’s transition to cleaner transportation.
The inaugural meeting, held on 9 July 2026, brought together companies and stakeholders across Ghana’s emerging electric mobility ecosystem to develop a coordinated industry position on the country’s EV import duty regime.
The Working Group brings together representatives from EcoDrive, Solar Taxi, Grace Mobility, Leasafric Ghana, Uber, the Importers and Exporters Association, as well as other players across the electric mobility value chain, including EV assemblers, importers, technology providers and industry associations.
The initiative comes as high import duties and limited implementation of announced fiscal incentives continue to constrain the affordability of electric vehicles and slow the growth of Ghana’s EV market.
Although individual companies have engaged government on the issue, the GCCE said the sector has lacked a coordinated platform to develop and advance a common industry position.
The new Working Group is therefore expected to provide a unified platform for industry players to engage government on EV import duties and related fiscal incentives.
Three priorities
The Working Group has identified three priority areas to guide its policy recommendations and engagement with government.
First, it will develop evidence-based proposals for reforming Ghana’s EV import duty framework to improve affordability while ensuring that reforms remain fiscally responsible.
Second, it will develop policy recommendations to support Ghana’s growing EV assembly and manufacturing industry, with the aim of ensuring that import duty reforms complement rather than undermine local industrial development and investment.
Third, the group will build a coordinated industry position to guide engagement with government on electric mobility policies and fiscal incentives.
Speaking after the meeting, GCCE Lead for the Working Group, Ms. Emmanuella Biney, said Ghana had made progress in establishing a policy direction for electric mobility, but affordability remained a major challenge.
“Ghana has made important progress in setting the policy direction for electric mobility, and we’re seeing more companies investing in the sector. But for many businesses and consumers, the cost of electric vehicles is still too high.”
She said the Working Group would allow the industry to engage government with one voice and contribute to reforms that could make electric mobility more accessible while supporting local industry.
Biney stressed that the Chamber’s objective was broader than simply securing lower import duties.
“Our objective is not only to advocate for lower import duties. We want to work with government to design reforms that improve access to electric vehicles including two- and three-wheelers, strengthen local assembly and manufacturing, and build an electric mobility ecosystem that delivers cleaner air, creates quality jobs, and supports Ghana’s long-term socio-economic growth.”
Industry-government engagement
Following the inaugural meeting, the Working Group will continue technical discussions before commencing direct engagement with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and Ghana Revenue Authority, as well as relevant government institutions and development partners.
The GCCE said the broader objective is to help create a competitive and enabling environment for clean energy investment and innovation in Ghana.
The Chamber also encouraged other stakeholders within the electric mobility sector to join the Working Group and contribute to discussions on policies capable of supporting EV adoption, local manufacturing and Ghana’s clean energy transition.
Source: www.climatewatchonline.com
