The energy potential in Eastern Africa is considerable, diverse and low cost while on the other hand, Zambia and the Southern African region in general continue to have a significant energy deficit.
The growing need to address national electricity supply and demand imbalances has stimulated interest in cross-border electricity trade, leading to the creation of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) in 1995 – 12 countries with a population of 280 million and an installed capacity of 56 GW – and EAPP (Eastern African Power Pool) in 2005 – including 11 countries with a population of 430 million and an installed capacity of 51 GW.
Regional integration of the electricity sector is a priority in the SAPP and EAPP master plans to allow the pooling of energy resources of the region. As the Ethiopia-Kenya and Kenya-Tanzania connections are under construction, the connection between Tanzania and Zambia will be the last link in the interconnection between EAPP and SAPP.
Source link : https://www.afd.fr/en/carte-des-projets/supporting-energy-security-and-regional-integration-between-eastern-and-southern-africa
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Publish date : 2024-03-03 22:20:29
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