Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The Eastern Electricity Highway as commonly referred to is set to be commissioned in 2017.The project which will see to Kenya importing 400MW of energy from Ethiopia will enable the two countries to trade power and reduce the cost of electricity while promoting sustainable power generation.
The project also promotes the major East African Power Pool (EAPP) project. The power pool seeks to integrate power for the member states so as to promote social and economic development, and reduce poverty in those countries.
The electricity highway project received a major financial boost from the African Development Bank of $115 million on loan. The funds will be used to finance the construction of 1,068 km of high voltage direct current (HVDC) 500 kV transmission line and associated AC/DC converter stations at Wolayta-Sodo (Ethiopia) and Suswa (Kenya) substations, with a power transfer capacity of up to 2,000 MW.
So far a total of Sh78 billion ($915 million) has been secured from the World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), with the WB having approved Sh56 billion ($684 million) in financing for the project. According to Energy Ministry PS Patrick Nyoike, work on the 1055 km 400 kV double-circuit line, which is likely to cost $1.2 billion, will begin early next year (2013).
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