South Africas electric vehicle EV charging network is expanding without a coordinated national rollout model, leaving provinces and municipalities to develop infrastructure independently and resulting in an uneven national footprint.
Speaking at a panel discussion during Solar Storage Live Africa on March 26, Greg Cress , Principal Director: Automotive and eMobility at Accenture, said charging deployment across the country remains unsynchronised, particularly along national transport corridors.
Charging infrastructure remains concentrated in Gauteng and the Western Cape with limited deployment across other provinces despite recent progress in regions such as the Eastern Cape. This has resulted in an emerging network that is not yet structured to support consistent long-distance travel.
