Jumia Ghana has partnered with modern eco-friendly mobility company Solar Taxi to provide affordable and eco-friendly delivery of online orders for its consumers.
The partnership is part of ecommerce firm’s plan to achieve a fully green footprint through the use of clean and sustainable renewable energy. The company is also working to ensure customers remain safe during the Covid-19 pandemic by offering home deliveries of food, groceries, and other essential items through the use of Solar Taxi riders.
Tolulope George-Yanwah, Jumia Ghana CEO said that the partnership between Solar Taxi Ghana Limited and ecommerce firm was inspired by environmental safety concerns. Solar-driven vehicles and motorbikes on online deliveries safeguard the stakeholders from fuel emissions.
Jorge Appiah, the CEO of Solar Taxi Ghana Ltd described the partnership with ecommerce firm in Ghana as a way to “ eco friendly and affordable transportation to Ghanaians through its online delivery service.” In phase one, 20 solar-powered motorcycles will be used for online deliveries on Jumia with plans to scale this number to 100 by year’s end.
As the continent’s leading e-commerce platform and tech unicorn, Jumia’s marketplace is built around jumia logistics and JumiaPay. The latter facilitates payments within Jumia’s payments ecosystem.
