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One of you yaped about power rationing, you are here telling your people how your power miseries gonna be solved by linking up with Tanzanian grid
Tanzania power link to ease energy crisis
By WALTER MENYA
Posted Monday, December 28 2009 at 00:00
Attempts by Kenya to avert an energy crisis have received a boost with the announcement of plans to set up a power link with Tanzania.
Already, preliminary studies are underway to pave way for the interlinking, according to Desire Nzayanga, the power sector specialist at the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) at a recent workshop in Arusha.
The workshops theme was
Providing Energy for Africas Growth.
It was one of the four held to mark the 10th anniversary of NBI.
Mr Nzayanga said that the line linking Nairobi to Arusha was one of a series of interconnections lined up for countries in the Nile Basin.
Multiple interconnections are underway to enable Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya to regularly exchange electricity and avert future energy crises, Mr Nzayanga told participants at the workshop.
Transmission lines
Under the plan, transmission lines will soon be set up to connect Ethiopia and Sudan in a move meant to ensure that the two countries exchange power routinely, besides sharing benefits of future power generation projects.
The East African Community (EAC) has embarked on developing a regional power master plan and grid code in conjunction with the East African Power Pool covering 10 countries including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
The 15 month study that kicked off in October is expected to develop a blueprint for the regions power system over the next 25 years.
The EAC has already developed an East African power master plan that includes a cross-border electrification programme where border towns are served by the nearest grid, even if it falls in another country.
The model has been implemented in Lungalunga, Taveta and Lwakhakha in Kenya; Mutukula, Kikagati and Gisoro in Uganda; and Horohoro, Holili and Murongo in Tanzania.
EAC indicated that studies had been finalised for key transmission lines that will result in interconnection of the region.
This includes lines linking Uganda and Rwanda, Rwanda and Burundi, and Kenya and Uganda.
An NBI statement NBI indicated that among future power investments include the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project that covers Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania, and the Joint Multi-purpose Project targeting Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.
These are intended to boost power supply in the region where it is estimated that the average access to power stands at less than 15 per cent.
NBI projects that one in four residents of Sub-Saharan African has access to power and only 10 per cent of the hydropower in the region is developed despite the presence of huge potential.
In addition to increasing hydropower generation, the region can help meet its energy needs by creating institutional structures to support increased power trade.
The 10th anniversary of NBI was marked with a series of events that included a conference that was officially opened by Tanzania vice president Ali Mohamed Shein.
Workshop on energy
Besides the workshop on energy, several forums were held to discuss irrigation and management of River Nile.
Mr David Molden of the International Water Management Institute challenged farmers in the Nile Basin countries to look beyond irrigation and focus on prudent use of ground water and rainwater harvesting among other sources.
While irrigation is critical, Nile Basin farmers must also make the best use of other sources, Mr Molden said.
It is estimated that 85 per cent of the regions poor people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture, which makes improvement of agricultural activity critical.
Among methods identified for boosting productivity were effective use of water, and expanding agricultural trade including associated infrastructure investments.
NBI estimates that only five per cent of the land in the Nile Basin is under irrigation.
The Regional Agricultural Trade and Productivity project is planned to not only boost productive use of water in agriculture, but also promote agricultural trade including incorporating trade issues into strategic water resources planning and management.
Irrigation and drainage projects are ongoing in Egypt and Ethiopia in a bid to improve agricultural productivity and efficient water use.
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