Ethiopia plans to export about 100 megawatts of electricity to Tanzania via Kenya once the nations finalize a deal that will enable cross-border trade in electricity, according to BNN Bloomberg.
The quantum of power to be traded may be revised during final talks, according to Moges Mekonnen, a spokesperson at state utility Ethiopian Electric Power.
Ethiopia has built at least four large-scale dams, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, to generate hydropower to supply its nascent manufacturing industries and export to its neighbors.
Kenya began importing 200 megawatts of hydropower from Ethiopia in 2022.