Economy

Ethiopia to Scale Electricity Exports to Kenya to 400MW in December

AI SUMMARY

Ethiopia plans to double its electricity exports to Kenya to 400 megawatts starting in December following the completion of technical preparations.

Ethiopia plans to double its electricity supply to Kenya from 200MW to 400MW starting in December.
The expansion is awaiting the completion of ongoing technical work and tests being conducted by a joint technical team from both countries.
The joint team is monitoring potential impacts on Kenya's interconnected grid to manage the risk of grid instability.
Desta Alem Hailu, deputy chief executive of the transmission business at Ethiopian Electric Power, provided details on the oversight and regional projects.
Ethiopia is currently supplying 100MW of electricity to Tanzania on a trial basis, with regular sales expected once infrastructure upgrades between Kenya and Tanzania finish.
Ethiopian Electric Power has begun plans to add transmission lines and substations to boost export capacity to East African markets.
The Kenya connection operates under the wider Eastern Africa Power Pool framework for cross-border power trading.