SOLUTIONSPlus Scale-Up Concept Note: Scaling Gender-Inclusive Electric Motorcycles in Kigali

Summary

This concept note examines how Kigali can expand gender inclusive electric motorcycle adoption by building on the SOLUTIONSplus demonstration, which trained women riders, introduced locally assembled electric motorcycles and supported improved battery design and charging models. It reviews national and city level strategies that promote electrification, summarises achievements in electric motorcycle deployment, outlines barriers including supply chain constraints, regulatory uncertainties and limited technical workforce, and identifies priority actions required for scale. The document also describes how the Mitigation Action Facility project on electric motorcycles will extend SOLUTIONSplus outcomes through credit enhancement, rebates for women and low income riders, strengthened public private coordination and improved waste and battery management, thereby creating the conditions for larger scale fleet adoption in Kigali and across Rwanda.