- Dr. Eng. John Mativo, Managing Director at Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has confirmed a successful trial run for wheeling 50MW to Tanzania from Ethiopia.
- KETRACO’s 400kV Suswa- Isinya Transmission Line took a big chunk raising from 225MW to 262MW.
- Voltage levels across the grid remained stable and within limits.
The transmission infrastructure from Ethiopia border to Tanzania border was financed by National Treasury, World Bank, African Development Bank, French Development Agency and European Investment Bank.
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“It’s been a long journey from feasibility studies, resource mobilization, safeguard studies, Wayleave acquisition, design, construction, commissioning and finally resulting in grid interconnection. Appreciate all the team members that implemented the following components of the regional interconnection:
- 500kV HVDC Ethiopia Kenya line
- Suswa Convertor and Substation
- 400kV Suswa Isinya line
- Isinya substation
- 400kV Kenya Tanzania line
Looking forward to a date when electricity flows from Egypt to South Africa and across the countries in the region and power pools,” concluded Mativo.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
