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Sh126b joint Kenya-Ethiopia power line begins

Kenya Power and Lightning Company [KPLC] personnel works on an electricity line at Tetu in Nyeri. Kenya and Ethiopia have started the construction of a Sh126 billion power line that will run between the two countries. (PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/ STANDARD)

Kenya and Ethiopia have started the construction of a Sh126 billion power line that will run between the two countries.

The 1,045 kilometre line will have a transmitting capacity of 2,000MW and is expected to be completed by December 2018. Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) said of the 1,045 km power line, 600km will be in Kenya, while 445 will be in Ethiopia.

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