Rising local demand drives up Ethiopia power imports

Kenya Power signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement with Ethiopia Electric Power in 2022...

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Kenya's electricity imports from Ethiopia have increased, indicating Addis Ababa's growing importance in powering Kenya due to rising domestic demand.

Electricity imports from Ethiopia jumped by 43.66 gigawatt-hours in the year ended June 2026.
The primary entities involved are Kenya Power and Ethiopia Electric Power.
Ethiopia now supplies 82.45 per cent of Kenya's power imports, with a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement signed in 2022.

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