Climate and transport ministries move to train local EV technicians
Technicians across the Maldives are to be offered specialised training in servicing EVs and the chargers they depend on, under an MoU signed on 5 November by two ministries, according to the climate ministry.
Technicians across the country will be trained to service EVs and the chargers they rely on under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Economic Development, Transport and Trade and the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy.
The two ministries signed the MoU at a ceremony on 5 November. Announcing it on X, the climate ministry said the aim is to raise technical capacity for servicing and fixing electric vehicles and their chargers.
Who will be trained
According to the ministry, technical staff from relevant sectors throughout the country will be able to take part in the training. It called the agreement another significant step in the country's move towards cleaner and more sustainable transport.
Sustaining the ISLET fleet
The ministry tied the initiative to the Integrated, Sustainable and Low Emissions Transport in the Maldives (ISLET) Project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The goal is local expertise capable of keeping the project's electric buses, along with other electric vehicles it has supplied, operating and maintained over the long term.
Beyond ISLET, the ministry wants the country better equipped to run comparable projects in electric mobility and sustainable transport in future. It did not say how many people would be trained, when, or at what cost.
