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Deal draws Kenya closer to tapping Ethiopia power
Kenya has inched closer to clinching a deal to tap electricity from Ethiopia following a pact between the two governments.
Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi and his Ethiopian counterpart Alemayehu Tegenu reached a power purchasing deal and instructed bosses of power transmission firms Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) and Ethiopia Electricity Power Company (EEPCO) to inter-connect the national power grids so that Kenya can tap from the line by 2016.
Additional electricity will enable Kenya to bolster its erratic supply. Wednesday’s pact paves way for Kenya’s import of 400MW of much needed power.
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