EV firm Spiro taps Sh6.5bn loan to expand operations

Spiro electric motorbikes during their launch on September 1, 2023, at Mombasa's Mama Ngina Waterfront.

Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group

Pan-Africa electric vehicles (EV) company Spiro, which has operations in Kenya, has tapped a $50 million (Sh6.5 billion) loan from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to expand its operations on the continent.

The agreement was signed in Kigali, Rwanda this week during the Africa CEO Forum, said the firm in a statement. Spiro sells electric motorcycles.

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