Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia:

New Transmission Project for East Africa

Interconnector will help deliver renewable energy in the East African Rift Valley


Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia have signed a power interconnector memorandum of understanding (MOU) project.

The inter-governmental agreement signed on 15 December in order to stimulate investment in power generation is worth 1.2 billion US dollars. The agreement sets out principles that underline the relationship amongst the three governments.

The power connector project will link the East African Power Pool (EAPP) to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) and promote electricity trade, boost trade and security of electricity supply. Implementation of the project will also foster regional integration in the three states by consolidating work relations through supply mechanism.

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