The Maldives is seeking to develop local expertise to keep electric vehicles and charging stations operating over the long term, under a training partnership between the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy and the Ministry of Economic Development, Transport and Trade.
The ministries signed a memorandum of understanding on 5 November to strengthen technical capacity for the maintenance and repair of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. The partnership will provide technical personnel from relevant sectors across the country with opportunities to receive specialised training.
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The initiative will support electric buses and other electric vehicles provided under the Integrated, Sustainable and Low Emissions Transport in the Maldives (ISLET) Project, which is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
For these vehicles to remain in service, their introduction needs to be accompanied by the skills required to maintain them and repair faults. The agreement places that operational requirement within the Maldives’ broader transition towards cleaner transport.
Its intended scope also extends beyond the vehicles supported by ISLET. The ministries aim to build national technical capacity that can support future electric mobility and sustainable transport initiatives.
The ministry’s statement did not specify when training would begin, how many personnel would participate or which institutions would deliver the programmes.
