Príncipe Island advances its energy transition with electric bicycles
newspaper A Nação (Cabo Verde) · 22/10/2025
The handover of the 14 electric bicycles, three solar charging stations and an equipped bicycle workshop took place on the 17th in the town of Santo António, an initiative that marks an important step in the energy transition and in the fight against climate change. The project is part of the AfroSmartSpot initiative, implemented by Efrican and funded by Portuguese Cooperation, through the Environmental Fund of Portugal’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy.
The Autonomous Region of Príncipe inaugurated a pilot sustainable mobility project attended by the President of the Regional Government, Filipe Nascimento, the Regional Secretary Júlio Pereira Mendes, the Embassy of Portugal, represented by Paula Pereira, and the Efrican team.
“This is a very important step for sustainability and for a paradigm shift,” said Ivo Pizarro, head of Efrican.
The project also included training in electric bicycle mechanics, enabling a group of participants to provide maintenance and technical assistance.
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