Oando Clean Energy Limited has announced the rollout of additional electric buses in Lagos after a successful pilot.

Oando, in a statement on Wednesday, said the newly deployed buses, which will be operated by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) from the fourth quarter of 2026, followed the successful completion of a two-bus proof of concept.

“Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), the renewable energy subsidiary of Oando Energy Resources, has delivered on its promise to support the federal government of Nigeria by championing mass transit decarbonisation in the country with the rollout of additional electric buses in partnership with the Lagos State Government.  

“Following the successful completion of a two-bus proof of concept, the launch marks the start of full deployment under its e-mobility partnership with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA),” Oando stated.

The oil and gas company stated that the earlier deployed two new buses have carried about 788,000 passengers, covered 433,000 km and avoided roughly 216,000 litres of diesel, with close to zero downtime, adding that in the first nine months of 2026, the service recorded over 212,000 passenger journeys at 73 per cent average capacity utilisation.

The commissioner for transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, at the launch ceremony, said the deployment of the new buses, which supports the state’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, “is a practical demonstration of our commitment to reducing transportation-related emissions, improving air quality, and building a public transport system that serves both present and future generations.”

LAMATA managing director, Abimbola Akinajo, while welcoming the delivery of the buses, noted that the success of the initiative would not be measured by the number of electric buses introduced, “but by the quality of service they provide and the positive impact they make on the community experience of Lagos residents”.

Meanwhile, the president of OCEL, Ademola Ogunbanjo, said the objective “is not merely to encourage Nigerians to adopt electric vehicles, but to demonstrate through practical experience that electric mobility can work efficiently, reliably, and sustainably in our environment”.

According to Mr Ogunbanjo, OCEL is building a full e-mobility ecosystem, including charging infrastructure, after-sales service, technical training, a spare parts supply chain, and local vehicle assembly, for which the company is now licensed.