Kenya seeks Uganda power purchase deal

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Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) Director General Daniel Kiptoo speaks during a media roundtable meeting held by the regulator at Sarova PanAfric Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on May 23, 2024. PHOTO | NMG

Kenya is in talks to end the electricity exchange agreement with Uganda and replace it with an outright purchase from the neighbouring country that continues to produce excess power.

Nairobi has approached Kampala to turn the deal into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in what will mirror an arrangement with Ethiopia.