China Company to Construct 96km Power Line from Kenya to Tanzania
Kenya recently signed a contract
with the North China Power Engineering (NCPE) company for the construction of a
96km power line from Isinya in Kenya to the Namanga border with Tanzania.
This is part of the Kenya-Tanzania
interconnector project, which involves the construction of about 510km
transmission line from Kenya to Tanzania.
“With a capacity to transfer 2,000MW in either
direction, the interconnector will have positive impacts on the development of
renewable sources of energy in Kenya and Tanzania because the interconnected
system of both countries will result in a larger, more stable system,” the
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) indicates. On Kenya’s side,
the project involves the construction of 96km of 400kV transmission line from
Isinya to the Namanga border and an extension of the 400/220kV Isinya
substation.
The Tanzanian part will involve the
construction of a 414km 400kV transmission line from Namanga to Singida,
construction of a 400kV Arusha substation, as well as an extension of the
220/33kV Singida substation. The construction is estimated to take 22 months at
the total cost of approximately USD309m.
The project is expected to result in a
reduction of energy production costs of USD109.64m in both Tanzania and Kenya
and improve power supply and trade in East Africa to 5,885.80GW-h by 2022,
according to the project’s assessment from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
As a result, a decrease in Tanzania’s average electricity tariff will be
achieved in the same period, from USD0.14 per kW-h to USD0.09 per kW-h.
It will also support an increase in
Tanzania’s GDP growth from the current 6.8% per annum to 10% per annum in 2022,
the AfDB estimates.
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