Ethiopia, Kenya ink electricity supply deal amid expanding regional energy connectivity

ADDIS ABABA, July 11– Ethiopia and Kenya have signed a new electric power supply agreement aimed at boosting electricity trade between the two countries and further strengthening regional energy connectivity.

Under the agreement, which was signed Friday between the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) and Kenya Power and Lighting Company, Ethiopia will supply electric energy to Kenya’s state-owned distributor at approximately 24.07 birr (about 0.15 U.S. dollars) per kilowatt-hour, the EEU said in a statement Friday.