EA states stuck with excess power after building billion-dollar plants
Electricians connect high voltage power lines from one pylon to the other at Voi in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. Key projects that were expected to anchor electricity trade in the region are behind schedule in implementation. PHOTO FILE | NMG
Over the past decade, countries in East Africa have made multibillion-dollar investments in power generation, to connect more consumers to the grid and spur industrial as well as economic growth.
But while investments in power generation projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda have significantly increased their installed capacity, they have also resulted in what could become a paradox — excess capacity that could see countries suffer financial losses.
