NAIROBI, June 4 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is set to import an additional 200 megawatts of electricity from Ethiopia in the coming month to bridge a power deficit.
Energy Petroleum Regulatory Authority Director General Daniel Kiptoo says a technical team has been dispatched to Ethiopia to negotiate the terms of the expanded power purchase agreement.
Kenya’s installed electricity capacity stands at 3,243 MW, with an effective capacity of 3,030 MW.
However, as of February 2025, the available capacity was 2,320 MW, barely exceeding the highest peak demand of 2,316 MW recorded in the same month.
The small margin between peak demand and available capacity has seen the Ministry of Energy intensifying the push to lift the three-year moratorium on onboarding new independent power producers.
Speaking at the launch of the EPRA research and innovation conference in Nairobi, Kiptoo says Kenya plans to import an additional 200 megawatts of electricity from Ethiopia will enhance reserve margin to the standard of 15pc to cushion the grid against potential disruptions. — NNN-KBC