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High voltage power lines in Kajiado. Kenya and Tanzania in 2024 commissioned a 510-kilometre electricity interconnector line running from Isinya through Namanga to Arusha. [File, Standard]
Tanzania has sought approval from local energy authorities for the import of electricity from Ethiopia using the Kenyan power grid.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) on Wednesday said it had received a request from Tanzania and Ethiopia electricity utilities, in which the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) will buy electricity from Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP) and use the Kenyan national electricity grid for transmission to Tanzania.
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