EAC states pulls out of regional power pool for new, larger EAPP
A Tanesco substation in Dar es Salaam. A new regional power market linking EAPP and Southern Africa Power Pool is envisaged. PHOTO | FILE
East African Community members have pulled out of a proposed regional power sharing pool to avoid duplicating the intentions of a bigger initiative.
The five EAC countries have since 2003 been interconnecting their power lines to improve supply, stabilise access and foster trading in electricity across national borders.
