BasiGo has officially opened a new electric vehicle charging site at the Shell Athi River service station.
The Athi River site becomes BasiGo’s third charging location hosted at a Shell service station in Kenya, following earlier launches at Shell Waiyaki Way and Shell New Gatitu in Thika. The company says the new site is strategically positioned to support electric buses operating along the Kitengela and greater Athi River corridor.
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The charging station supports CCS2 and GB/T DC charging standards. This supports charging of up to four vehicles simultaneously. According to BasiGo, this setup is designed to reduce downtime for operators and make electric buses more practical for high-frequency routes. The site will serve buses operated by Rembo Classic and Enabled Mashariki Sacco, among others.
Speaking at the launch, BasiGo Kenya Managing Director Moses Nderitu said the new station addresses one of the biggest barriers to electric mobility adoption: access to reliable charging infrastructure.
“Every new charging site is a critical step toward a cleaner, more sustainable transport system for Kenya. Access to reliable charging remains the biggest barrier to the adoption of e-mobility, and partnerships like these are helping us overcome it,” he added.
He noted that the Athi River location is particularly significant because it extends charging coverage beyond Nairobi’s city limits and onto a major transport corridor linking Nairobi to Machakos and the wider Eastern region. Nderitu added that visible, route-aligned charging infrastructure gives operators confidence to transition to electric buses without disrupting schedules.
Vivo Energy Kenya Managing Director Peter Murungi said the partnership allows Shell service stations to play a new role in supporting Kenya’s evolving transport ecosystem. He explained that Shell’s retail network is already located along routes used daily by public transport operators, making it well suited for hosting EV charging infrastructure.
Murungi added that Athi River is the third joint site between Vivo Energy and BasiGo, with potential to scale similar charging locations across Shell’s national network as electric fleets continue to grow.
The Athi River charging hub forms part of BasiGo’s wider infrastructure rollout across Nairobi and its metropolitan region. The company currently operates what it describes as Kenya’s largest network of DC fast chargers for electric buses and manages the biggest fleet of electric buses in active service in East Africa.
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