East Africa Power Market: Renewable Expansion, Grid Modernization & Growth Outlook

Written By Greg Watson

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The Eastern Africa Power Pool now connects 13 member nations through four synchronized networks, with Kenya-Tanzania's 510-kilometer interconnector commissioned enabling 2,000 MW transfer capacity and opening massive regional trading opportunities.

  • Massive Infrastructure Investments: Tanzania secured USD 900 million from Adani Group and USD 300 million from Gridworks Development Partners for high-voltage transmission lines, while the Tanzania-Zambia interconnector is connecting Eastern and Southern African power pools by November 2025.

  • Hydropower Expansion: Tanzania's Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant commissioned six turbines totaling 2,115 MW in 2024 supplying electricity to Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia, while Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam added 800 MW with third and fourth units operational.

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