
Kenya-Tanzania transmission line energized
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has energized a new 400 kV Kenya-Tanzania transmission line.
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has energized a new 400 kV Kenya-Tanzania transmission line.
The new line means that residents from Kimuka and the area will benefit from stable and reliable electricity supply.
Construction of a transmission line with a substation set to power Kenya’s “silicon valley” is ongoing.
KETRACO is increasing the country’s grid circuit length and replacing older lines built on timber poles.
Kenya, Nairobi: The interconnectors linking Kenya’s transmission lines to the Ethiopian and Tanzanian national electricity grids are to be completed in 2022.
Mariakani, the 400/220 kV substation, is set to allow supply of more levels of geothermal power to the coastal economy, according to Kenya Electricity Transmission Company.
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ketraco plans to construct 12,000 km of power lines by 2035 to increase power connectivity in the country.